Food Security
A small, organic farm in Central Texas works to strengthen the local food system, one farmer at a time.
By Kelly West
As federal benefits end, programs like Virtua Health’s Mobile Grocery Store are working to address increased food insecurity.
Video by Jim Tuttle
Story by Meghan Hall, Robert Tann and Domenica Orellana
Rappahannock Food Pantry in Virginia helps low-income residents survive the rising costs of living.
By Cecily Sailer
Photos by Kelly West
A network in Western New York is helping residents overcome barriers to connect to resources
By Jim McKeever
Photos by Michelle Gabel
Western Fairfax Christian Ministries fills the gap for families in Northern Virginia.
By Kelly West
Indigenous Mayan community broadcast overcomes language barrier critical to addressing COVID-19 pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento
A food security initiative in Austin is feeding the city’s most vulnerable and keeping restaurants open.
By Katie Friel and Kelly West
Photos by Kelly West
Four cousins honor the legacy of their grandparents by feeding and caring for people experiencing homelessness in Austin.
Story and photos by Camille Wheeler
Homies Empowerment store provides food and home goods to East Oakland residents hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento
An innovative program is helping Colorado’s marginalized populations find their voice.
By Katie Friel and Kelly West
Every week for the past eight years, Janet Matzen has been cooking as a form of service and activism.
By Cecily Sailer and Kelly West
Cape Fear Food Council is making preparations for food relief efforts under COVID-19 restrictions as hurricane season arrives in North Carolina.
By Kelly West
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elise Cutini led her Silicon Valley-based nonprofit to rapidly raise and distribute funds to address the mounting needs of the foster youth they serve.
By Martin do Nascimento
Relationships prove powerful as food organizations in Charlotte coordinate to meet rising demand.
By Kelly West
Sin posibilidades de trabajar, las trabajadoras domésticas y los jornaleros luchan por sobrevivir a las consecuencias económicas de la pandemia de COVID-19.
By Martin do Nascimento
Unable to work, Latino domestic workers and day laborers struggle to survive the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento
Hurricane Harvey prepared Coastal Bend Food Bank and other emergency assistance organizations to better respond during the pandemic.
By Kelly West
Rebuilding his life after addiction and homelessness, Richard Barber turns to service for his neighbors.
By Cecily Sailer
The East Oakland Collective activates its city-wide network to support at-risk and underserved communities through the pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento and Cecily Sailer
Oakland at Risk matches high-risk residents with neighbors who are ready to offer support.
By Martin do Nascimento and Austin Price
Dining room managers for Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa are still serving meals, but miss gathering around a table.
By Martin do Nascimento and Cecily Sailer
White Pony Express is adapting every aspect of its operations to fight the growing food insecurity crisis in Contra Costa, California.
By Martin do Nascimento and Austin Price
With health issues that make her vulnerable to the coronavirus, 85-year-old Eloise is adjusting to life in quarantine.
By Jim Tuttle
Homeless, living with HIV, and lacking antiretroviral medication, Bella Casebolt is fighting to survive.
By Martin do Nascimento
For many Texans concerned during the COVID-19 crisis, the 211 hotline offers verified information, reassurance, resources, and compassion.
By Cecily Sailer
For Oakland’s unhoused population, survival during the COVID-19 crisis becomes harder by the day, but advocate Derrick Soo isn’t slowing down.
By Cecily Sailer and Martin do Nascimento
While Austin shelters in place during the COVID-19 crisis, Mutchler finds new appreciation for his job at a local grocery store.
By Cecily Sailer
Mutual aid organizations are forming across the country to fill in the gaps for their communities affected by COVID-19
By Kelly West
Groups addressing food insecurity are scrambling to stock clients’ pantries with food during a sudden pandemic.
By the Stories Team
One small Austin food pantry is on a mighty mission to end food insecurity and waste.
By Kelly West and Katie Friel
At Dig Deep Farms in Ashland, California, formerly incarcerated people like Philip Bonds and Kimberly Thomas are welcomed to learn, work and contribute to their community through paid reentry internships aimed at reducing recidivism.
By Martin do Nascimento and Katie Friel
On a 3.5 acre farm in East Austin, Urban Roots serves teens and young adults through paid internships that focus not just on farming, but also on their growth as leaders and good citizens.
By Kelly West and Omar L. Gallaga
The Mercy Brown Bag Program in Alameda County, California has been providing meals for seniors for more than three decades, and now it has a new way to do it: a special delivery truck.
By Martin do Nascimento and Omar L. Gallaga
At Ivy Tech Community College, a network of more than 40 campuses in Indiana, a pillar of their strategic plan is to ensure the basic needs of students are met.
By Kelly West and Jodi Gonzalez