Feeding America

Friends with our friends

Feeding America, formerly Second Harvest, is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. It supports more than 63,000 local charities, including the Worcester County Food Bank.

Feeding America

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Friends with our friends

Here's another organization that provides assistance to families in need in central Massachusetts. The project was started by a couple of EMC employees.

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Record 31.8 million on food stamps - Mar. 5, 2009

The number of people receiving food stamps has reached record levels - Record 31.8 million on food stamps - Mar. 5, 2009

Along with the national numbers, Massachusetts is reporting significant increases in the numbers of people applying for food stamps for the first time and, of even greater concern, applying for extensions of benefits.

According to WHDH-TV and The Associated Press, "There are now about 600,000 Massachusetts residents getting food stamps after nearly 100,000 people were added to the rolls in 2008. As many as 20,000 new applications are coming in each month, along with an average of 18,000 requests for extensions."

InCity Times » Blog Archive » Bringing real food to Worcester’s poor - an update

InCity Times » Blog Archive » Bringing real food to Worcester’s poor - an update: "What happens if you’re a kid in the Worcester public schools and you’re hungry, but your mom is too proud to apply for the free school lunch program? What do you do if you live in the inner-city and want to buy some bananas and oranges, but there isn’t a supermarket nearby - just a little corner store that doesn’t stock fresh produce? How can you feed a family of five, if you’re low-income? More important, can this family eat well?"