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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Waterville’s Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen closes permanently
The soup kitchen, which operated at Sacred Heart Church for 40 years, closed temporarily when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March.
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Our View: Maine is left on its own as hunger increases
The state is left out of a federal program created to put fresh, healthy food into the hands of struggling Americans.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
New Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program offers cash to help feed Maine’s children
Families whose children get free or reduced-price meals will get $382 per child to compensate them for what they missed after schools closed.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Our View: Maine’s smaller food producers need access to aid
The USDA should make sure its recently announced program reaches everyone who needs it.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Janet Mills seeks to help Maine’s struggling hunger relief charities
Maine's governor calls for more federal help to secure more food and give priority access to emergency food providers.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Maine’s largest hunger relief charity is struggling to keep up
Facing soaring demand and shrinking donations, Good Shepherd Food Bank looks to Washington for help.
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PublishedApril 7, 2020
Good Shepherd president: Scarcity caused by COVID crisis is daily reality for food-insecure Mainers
We must allow this experience to give us the empathy needed to inspire change.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
As crisis deepens, Maine food banks scramble to keep up
Some food pantries report demand is up 50 percent or more as people lose jobs and paychecks, yet limited supplies and a shrinking volunteer base are hampering logistics.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2020
Hannaford donates $250,000 to food banks in 5 states
The donations include $100,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Food bank calls on Mainers to stop hoarding
Good Shepherd president says hoarders are 'creating a crisis' by snatching up months' worth of food and emptying out grocery stores.