Food Security & Access

USDA Food and Nutrition Service
WIC is Vital – but Vastly Underutilized, Research Finds
Article via USDA
Study underscores the need for Congress to continue bipartisan commitment to fully fund WIC Learn More
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NH Hunger Solutions urging schools to be part of the School Breakfast Challenge
Article via New Hampshire Hunger Solutions
NH Hunger Solutions is partnering with UNH Extension and the New England Dairy Council to promote the 2023 School Breakfast Challenge. Learn More
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"A New England farm struggled with spoiled crops this season, but it's sharing the few that were abundant"
Article via NH Public Radio
This group gathered to glean, which means picking up leftover produce to share with people in need. Learn More
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"New food pantry opens for students in Merrimack Valley"
Article via WMUR
School officials say students can focus on class when they’re not worried about food Learn More
NH Food Bank
"NH Food Bank Fights new obstacles to food security: Rising food prices, climate change, creates challenges for organization"
Article via Granite State News Collaborative
A perfect storm of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have fueled food price hikes that have impacted the organization. But a still ... Learn More
UNH
"How do fiber and food insecurity impact the health of N.H.’s Hispanic community?"
Blog Post via the Boston Globe
" How do fiber and food insecurity impact the health of N.H.’s Hispanic community? UNH professor Maria Carlota Dao is working on a new study to provid... Learn More
USDA Grant
"Federal grant will bring farmers' produce to New Hampshire schools"
Blog via WMUR
More than 40 school districts in New Hampshire might see a change in their cafeteria menus this year thanks to a first-of-its-kind program. A U.S. Dep... Learn More
AHFFI
"USDA Expands Healthy Food Financing Initiative to Local and Regional Partnerships"
Article via Americas Healthy Food Financing Initiative
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) program to include public-private partnerships. US... Learn More
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"Monadnock Farm and Community Coalition (MFCC) fund receives $25k to purchase locally produced food for distribution on mobile food pantry"
Press Release via Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition
Monadnock farmers and food insecure households will benefit from a generous donation from the You Have Our Trust Fund, a donor-advised fund at the NH ... Learn More
New Hampshire Bulletin
"New data shows hunger is a ‘really big issue’ for LGBTQ+ people in state, region"
Article via the New Hampshire Bulletin
In New Hampshire, the most recent data from the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy reveals 29 percent ... Learn More