food insecurity

Four U.N. agencies have issued a warning that the coronavirus pandemic is creating a starvation crisis that will take an especially heavy toll on children. By the end of the year, more than 270 million could be hungry. The crisis is not sparing the U.S. More than 10% of Americans say they are “food scarce” right now, according to new...

Capital Area Food Bank President and CEO Radha Muthiah spoke with News4’s Erika Gonzalez about food accessibility in the region. Gonzalez also spoke with Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith about their efforts to get food to families that need it.

Amid one of the worst downturns in U.S. history, the number of Americans who are struggling to pay for food has soared. Around 20% of adults living with children said they couldn’t afford to adequately feed their families over the last seven days, and nearly 26 million adults said people in their households are not eating enough because of a...

With 125,000 newly unemployed in Prince George’s County due to COVID-19, food insecurity is rising. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports on how the county is fighting back.

As jobs vanish, incomes drop and food prices rise, more Americans are going to bed hungry — and advocates warn that without intervention from Congress, those numbers could rise to a level unseen in modern times, NBC News reports.

As food insecurity worsens in Prince George’s County, food pantries are stepping up donations. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Bowie State University is opening a new food pantry to combat college student hunger.

Bowie State University partnered with Food Lion to offer tudents healthy food options.

While most Americans will be grateful for second and third helpings this Thanksgiving, there’s one surprising group who struggle to find a first helping every day: students at some of the nation’s top universities, NBC News reports. “I can’t go to the grocery store to buy breakfast because if I use this money I’m not going to be able to...

Join NBC4 and Cropp Metcalfe on Thursday, June 20th from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Stock the Shelves Summer Solstice Food Drive in Warrenton, VA.

In fact, when it comes to food waste, consumers are frequently the ones doing the least in dealing with the problem, costing not just the environment but their own wallets in the process. Here are some companies looking to to solve this issue.

From trading recyclable items for transportation passes to requiring all public buses be electric, countries are thinking of creative ways to reduce carbon emissions. Climate change continues to threaten countries on every continent. Here is a look at what some of the top polluters and most eco-friendly countries are doing to try to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.

New app Goodr closes the gap between food providers with leftovers and nonprofits looking to feed the hungry, and it does so while paying its drivers a living wage. The app launched in D.C. on April 3.

A lot of food providers and caterers end events with pounds of food leftover. Atlanta-based Goodr, which launched in D.C. in April, makes it easy to bring that food to those who need it most.

Country star Brad Paisley took the controls of a backhoe to dig up the first pile of dirt in the space that will become a free grocery store to support needy families in Nashville, Tennessee. Paisley donned a cowboy hat-shaped construction helmet for part of Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for The Store, which is a partnership with his alma mater Belmont...

Cyclone Idai’s death toll has risen above 750 in the three southern African countries hit 10 days ago by the storm, as workers restore electricity, water and try to prevent outbreak of cholera, authorities said Sunday. In Mozambique the number of dead has risen to 446 while there are 259 dead in Zimbabwe and at least 56 dead in Malawi...

A second week has begun of efforts to find and help tens of thousands of people after Cyclone Idai devastated a large swath of Mozambique. Members of the Indian and South African militaries are joining aid groups in flying over stretches of central Mozambique as they look for signs of life and people in need. No one knows how many...

A New Jersey-based “community restaurant” owned by Jon Bon Jovi and his wife will serve a free meal to furloughed federal workers on Monday.