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Georgia Society of CPAs and Feeding Georgia's Accounting Food Fight Raises Nearly 1.4 Million Meals for Georgia's Food Banks

$347,591.16 raised in this 11th annual event to help Georgians experiencing food insecurity.




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As demand for food skyrockets due to coronavirus, food banks play catch-up

The need for food in L.A. County has reached record levels, putting food banks under pressure to deliver even while their normal supply chains are disrupted.




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Trump says US will start buying $3billion of agricultural goods from farmers to give to food banks

President Trump announced the $3billion food buy - part of April's $16billion farmer assistance program - would begin next week, as unemployment continues to soar in the US.




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Governor Abbott, TDEM Apply For FEMA Assistance Funds To Support Texas Food Banks




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If you avoid junk food, doesn't it make sense that food banks would, too?

As the season of giving approaches, support your local food bank's commitment to give less junk food and donate only nutritious food.




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Why food banks are so overwhelmed right now

With fewer people working and more people in need, food banks are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Kroger Buys and Redirects Dairy Farmers’ Excess Milk, Sending 50,000 Gallons Per Month to Food Banks

Though it’s difficult for food banks to stock this item, nutrient-dense milk is one of the most-often requested items. Now, in these critical times, the Kroger grocery store chain has ramped-up its Dairy Rescue Program, one that takes donated excess raw milk normally sold to restaurants or hotels, which is now going to waste, and […]

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Food banks prepare to feed far more as COVID-19 disrupts America's food system at every level

At every level of America's food system, mandated closures and outbreaks of COVID-19 have interrupted the finely tuned network that normally gets food from farmers and food processors to restaurants, grocery stores and food banks.…



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Sophie's Kitchen Donates Vegan Seafood to Local Food Banks


East Bay resident Miles Woodruff, CEO of the pioneering vegan-seafood brand Sophie's Kitchen, has just donated 3,000 cases of plant-based Toona to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County as well as several other Bay Area food shelters.

Amidst the Covid-19 outbreak, the company's brand-new Lemon Grass Toona flavor has not yet arrived in grocery stores — but 100 percent of it is now being provided to people in need.…




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Political Rewind: New Demand Stresses Food Banks

Thursday on Political Rewind , food banks are struggling to feed the hungry as the pandemic continues. As food networks are disrupted, farmers, grocers and food banks collaborate in an effort to improve access. We talk to some of the leading food banks in Georgia to see how they are meeting the crisis.




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Penn State Health partners with food banks to feed patients in need

When a patient comes through the Penn State Hershey Medical Center drive-through COVID-19 testing site, they're asked if they are worried about running out of food during isolation. If they say yes, they drive away with a box full of 25 meals.




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College of Agricultural Sciences supports food banks, families in need

With thousands of people out of work due to the COVID-19 crisis — and food banks working tirelessly to feed an ever-growing number of hungry families — Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is doing its part to fill empty shelves and refrigerators.




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Keith Hill is the man keeping Bolton alive after points deductions, food banks and no heating

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CHRIS WHEELER: Wanderers had been saved but another battle was beginning. They had started the season with a 12-point deduction and just six senior players.




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Liam Payne donates 360,000 meals to food banks amid coronavirus pandemic

The former One Direction star, 26, is working alongside Trussell Trust to provide meal donations that will aid food banks located in the Midlands, his home region, during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donate $1 million to food banks amid coronavirus outbreak

The Deadpool star, 43, and the Gossip Girl actress, 32, announced their charitable move via Instagram Monday in separate posts.




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NBA to sell face masks covered with team logos to raise money for food banks in the US and Canada

The NBA will begin selling team-emblazoned face coverings with proceeds going to food bank networks across the US and Canada. NBA partner Fanatics will make the masks.




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Britain’s John Griffin scales ‘indoor Everest’ to raise money for food banks