food insecurity

Organizers and volunteers gave out around 455 flapjacks as part of a larger initiative to bring the community together. The founders of The People’s Pancakes say they take pride in giving out free food with no catch.

The all-volunteer effort invites teams of community volunteers to aid the effort every year.

Florida's SNAP restrictions went are now in effect. Here's what you can't buy.

Florida has a population of over 22 million residents, and more than 13 percent of those residents receive SNAP benefits monthly to buy groceries.

Organizers say an hour before the event was scheduled to begin, cars began lining up at the park's entrance.

Florida Senate Bill 1464 allows schools to partner with local food banks or nonprofits to recover and redistribute edible cafeteria food.

At least a dozen federal datasets have been axed or altered under the Trump administration. They track issues such as climate change, food security, and health outcomes.

ECHO helps its clients become self-sufficient, after providing them with immediate survival resources.

Even with the government reopening, it’s not known when SNAP funds will start flowing again. Local groups are trying to help, including some micro pantries.

Second Harvest of the Big Bend and the Tallahassee Urban League are stepping up even more due to cuts to the low-income food program known as SNAP.