Welton is Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy: Anti-Poverty & Basic Needs at The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) As fall semester of college is in full swing, nearly a quarter of ...

With a historical number of 9,008 freshmen students at the University, housing and dining concerns are a widespread discussion on campus. During the Service Employees International Union Local 73 ...

More than 2 million adults across Massachusetts, representing over one-third of households, are unable to afford enough food or are uncertain where their next meal will come from, according to a study ...

The Center for Racial and Health Equity generously supports MinnPost’s Race & Health Equity coverage; learn why. When Makailah Dowell was growing up, having food wasn’t always guaranteed. Dowell was ...

BALTIMORE -- The number of food-insecure Baltimore-area residents declined by 7.5 percentage points between 2023 and 2024, according to a survey by Johns Hopkins. The Baltimore Area Survey (BAS) asked ...

A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times reported that food banks across the U.S. were scrambling to serve their communities amidst budget shortfalls brought on by the federal administration’s ...

SEVEN NEWS ACROSS NEW MEXICO. MORE THAN 350,000 PEOPLE ARE FACING FOOD CHALLENGES AS WE WORK TO FEED NEW MEXICO. OUR ALYSSA MUNOZ SHARES A RECENT STUDY SHOWING OUR STATE’S HUNGER RATES ARE HIGHER THAN ...

Despite a growing national focus on student basic needs insecurity and its impact on retention and completion, a majority of learners in need have not accessed public benefits or resources from their ...

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they will not collect food insecurity data for 2025. The timing could not be worse. Just as cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Food insecurity is linked to increased anxiety and depression, with symptoms reversible upon regaining food security. The study tracked nearly 500 adults, showing food insecurity as a significant ...

Arlingtonians wait in line for holiday meals at a location of the Arlington Food Assistance Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott) More than one in five Arlington residents is experiencing food ...