food pantry

Food banks scramble to overcome snags in the supply chain and inflation

Dana Cronin

Food banks find themselves struggling with a shortage of donations amid an increase in prices and demand from families needing help.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow described the poverty of his Ohio hometown during his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech. Since then, the Athens County Food Pantry has received a flood of donations from around the U.S.

Sports

Heisman Winner Spotlights Hunger In His Hometown, And Food Pantry Donations Pour In

Laurel Wamsley

"I'm up here for all those kids in Athens and in Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school," LSU quarterback Joe Burrow said when accepting the trophy.

Bill McKelvey created Grow Well Missouri with a five-year grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to help create more access to produce — and the health benefits that come with growing it yourself.

Food & Drink

Missouri Food Pantries Help Clients Grow Their Own Produce

Kristofor Husted

Fresh fruits and vegetables can be hard to come by for low-income people who rely on food pantries. So some aid programs are now handing out seeds and plants and teaching clients to grow their own.