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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Amy Calder: Feeding the hungry during a pandemic
Rita LaCroix, owner of Rita's House of Pizza in Winslow and Rita's Catering in Waterville, has been feeding those in need the last two months.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
New Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program offers cash to help feed Maine’s children
Families whose children get free or reduced-price meals will get $382 per child to compensate them for what they missed after schools closed.
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PublishedApril 7, 2020
Good Shepherd president: Scarcity caused by COVID crisis is daily reality for food-insecure Mainers
We must allow this experience to give us the empathy needed to inspire change.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
As crisis deepens, Maine food banks scramble to keep up
Some food pantries report demand is up 50 percent or more as people lose jobs and paychecks, yet limited supplies and a shrinking volunteer base are hampering logistics.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Maine Voices: We’ve had to stop volunteering at Preble Street – please take our place
People at lower risk of COVID-19 are urged to consider donating their time to organizations that can't close their doors without abandoning the most vulnerable.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2020
Commentary: Virus outbreak disrupts at-risk Mainers’ access to food
We must rally now to keep our vulnerable neighbors healthy, and work to make nutrition insecurity a thing of the past.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
Rep. Moonen: Inclusivity has been a key value in Maine policymaking in 2019
Bills passed this year have addressed issues such as equal pay, automatic voter registration, state-tribal ties, food insecurity and ending conversion therapy.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
Our View: Work requirement no way to fight hunger
Maine's experience fighting hunger shows that employment alone is not enough.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
Hannaford pledges to give $1 million, launch program to combat child hunger
The supermarket chain plans to establish food pantries in 90 schools around the Northeast.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Our View: We are having the wrong debate over school meals eligibility
We should be talking about how to expand school meals, not arguing over whether students deserve them.
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