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Food Bank Association Seeks New Executive Director
The organization has restructured after several difficult years.
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Locally Grown Solutions to Combat Hunger During Winter
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4608"] Photo by Scott France [/caption] News by Scott France As the dark, wet days of winter envelop Jefferson County, the depth and breadth of hunger threatens to rise. And with it, the challenge for local food assistance programs to meet
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SNAP Benefits Secured for Some Amid Ongoing Legal Battles, Local Community Steps Up to Combat Food Insecurity
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo by Maria Lin Kim, Unsplash [/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols Some SNAP benefits for November have been distributed in Washington State, preventing a food security crisis for some while leaving others still scrambling to make ends meet. On Thursday,
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SNAP Benefits Impacted by Government Shutdown: Local Food Banks Brace for Increased Demand as Support Efforts Intensify
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo courtesy of Moon Bhuyan, Unsplash [/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols On November 1, 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to purchase food did not receive their monthly benefit because of the government
Environment
How Our Most Vulnerable Are Being Pushed to the Brink— and Finding Nourishment and Connection
Sowing Resilience: Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity. Schoolchildren, seniors, grocers and even farmers face a food crisis compounded by government cuts and soaring costs. These 9 stories reveal how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry. News by Scott France
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Trump Administration Abruptly Eliminates Funding for Food Banks and Schools
[caption id align="alignnone" width="3472"] Students at Port Townsend High School currently benefit from a USDA program that helps fund local produce in school lunches, a program that was just eliminated by the current federal administration. Photo by Scott France. [/caption] News by Scott France
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Tri-Area Food Bank continues to feed those in need while under fire
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department contacted the food bank association on Thursday, June 13 about malicious signs posted outside the Tri-Area Food Bank where the executive director Patricia Hennessy has an office. Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Food Bank Association [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Derek