For years, most of Shahin Azizi’s clients at Global Refuge in Fargo participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to help them cover the cost of food while they got settled and looked for work. Some stayed on the program even after they found jobs to help them provide for their larger families. But a […]
More than 186,000 people accepted help from the Great Plains Food Bank’s network of food pantries in the past year, a new record for the organization. The food bank, serving North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota, said one in four people in the region relied on the network during the fiscal year that ended June […]
For families across northern Nevada, fresh groceries can mean the difference between costly health outcomes and fewer trips to the emergency room. Poor nutrition remains one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease and other health disparities in the U.S., according to health experts. Early research also indicates that “food as medicine” initiatives including […]
BOSSIER CITY, La. - If you've noticed higher prices for ground beef at the grocery store, you're not alone. Consumers across the country are paying more at the meat counter due to shrinking cattle supplies and ongoing industry concerns continue to drive up costs.
Michael Teeple
NonStop Local Multimedia Journalist
Bozeman, Mont. — As summer approaches, the City of Bozeman is helping community members pay off their outstanding fines in exchange for nonperishable food items, to stock local food bank shelves.
