Over 700,000 folks in Alabama turn to SNAP at one time or another in any given year,” said Michael Ledger, CEO of Feeding the ...

At a time when more people are facing hunger, a major food bank in Birmingham says it lost out on about 2.6 million meals as a result of cuts by the federal government. The federal government in March ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALABAMA (WHNT) — We are in a Food Crisis.

The Heart of Alabama Food Bank launched three new programs: Hero's Harvest for military families, Park-It Market (a mobile food pantry), and Food as Medicine for people with chronic illnesses.

Languages: English. America's food banks are facing a looming crisis under President Donald Trump's administration as proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ...

coordinated by the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs and Heart of Alabama Food Bank. An 18-wheeler has unloaded dozens of pallets of boxed foods — fresh lettuce and apples, potato chips ...

The Heart of Alabama Food Bank (HAFB) recently announced the launch of the Food as Medicine direct service initiatives to ...

The news has put the regional food bank in “crisis mode” as it reels from the loss of $1.6 million worth of food, said Greg Higgerson, the agency’s chief development officer. “This means ...

Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations — all as the federal government shuts off funding streams.