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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Farmington-based food pantry receives $10K donation
UMF professor Dr. Steven Quackenbush and the Tyngtown club of Wilton have teamed up to give a donation to the RSU 9 Food Pantry to continue support the pantries backpack program.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
RSU 9 food pantry to receive $10,000 donation
In a collaboration between the RSU 9 food pantry, the Tyngtown Club and Dr. Steven Quackenbush, the pantry will rename their backpack program "Anita's Hope", in honor of Quackenbush's mother.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Local food banks join effort to ‘end’ hunger in Maine by 2030
The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future has convened a committee of 40 permanent members who will work together to implement Maine’s 'Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030.'
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PublishedJuly 26, 2023
Harrison Food Bank needs donations for delivery van
The need for food in Oxford Hills communities continues to spike.
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Options for food insecurity during the summer months
In Franklin County, there are a number of options for those facing food insecurity during the summer months when children are not in school.
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PublishedMay 31, 2023
Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings Republicans envisioned
An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office says that while the new work requirements in SNAP would save money, the added benefits pushed by Democrats would cost more – and add almost 80,000 people to the rolls in an average month.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Changes to food stamp work requirements could push some Mainers further into poverty
The debt ceiling agreement would impose work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients ages 50 to 54 who don't have children at home or a disability.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
Polly’s Variety now home to food pantry
The new location will provide cold storage and more efficient drive-through for clients.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Full Plates Full Potential awarded $10 million to bring local ingredients to school menus
The organization is one of four nationwide to receive a share of the $50 million from the USDA's Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
At Table of Plenty, food and friendship abound
During weekly dinners in Berwick and Kittery, the nonprofit provides healthy meals and community connections to dozens of people.
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