food insecurity

Many military families can’t afford food and other basic needs. The Department of Defense said it’s working to fix the problem.

Many military families can’t afford food and other basic needs. The Department of Defense said it’s working to fix the problem. Susan Hogan and The News4 I-Team report.

The pandemic shined a spotlight on food insecurity, with young folks looking for ways to help curb this issue around the country. In New York City, one local organization powered by Millennial and Gen Z volunteers is doing its part in a much larger capacity. Rescuing Leftover Cuisine partners with restaurants to deliver excess food from restaurants to people experiencing…

The pandemic shined a spotlight on the problem of food insecurity. In New York City, one local organization, powered by Millennial and Gen Z volunteers, is fighting the problem by partnering with restaurants to deliver excess food from restaurants to people experiencing food insecurity. Rescuing Leftover Cuisine acts as the middleman, transporting food to those in need.

Ever felt so hungry you wanted to explode? That feeling, known as “hanger,” is real. A team of psychologists have proven there’s a link between feeling hungry and angry. Watch the video to hear from one of the scientists behind the study.

If you drive down Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, you’ll notice a car dealership, a music school, a Taco Bell, a McDonald’s, a gas station, a Jack in the Box, and a Popeyes. That’s what Dr. Deborah Cohen, a research scientist at Kaiser Permanente who lives in Los Angeles, would call a “food swamp.” “We live in environments where...

A new approach to battling food insecurity is expanding in Prince George’s County. News4’s Cory Smith shows us how anyone can pick up a freshly prepared meal at fridges in the area.

Outside the Glassmanor Community Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, sits an oasis in the middle of a five-mile food desert.  A Feed the Fridge community refrigerator feeds the needs of hungry Prince George’s County residents. The fridge is the second to open in the county and is among 10 installed in the D.C. area.  It’s stocked every day with...

The United Nations said the figure is poised to hit “appalling” new levels this year as war in Ukraine affects global food production.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged world finance leaders to “get concrete” as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe that Russia’s war in Ukraine has made worse

News4’s Cory Smith reports on Bowie State University battling food insecurity.

As Americans cope with inflation, a campus service at Bowie State University is helping students stretch their dollars and get some peace of mind.

D.C.’s mayor is pledging tens of millions of dollars in an initiative to attract business owners to open grocery stores in underserved areas of the city, specifically in Wards 7 and 8. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

As a child, East Side Riders Bike Club co-founder John Jones III was told there were lines he couldn’t cross in the neighborhood of Watts, Los Angeles. Today, he and his organization — co-founded by his father — regularly cross those gang lines by bicycle to deliver meals to anyone struggling with homelessness or food insecurity.

Makayla Williams and Alexis Wray are the co-founders of MarketBoxx, an organization that provides food to college students who need it. The recent grads of North Carolina A&T, an HBCU, say students shouldn’t have to choose between a textbook and food, and want to help students follow their dreams.

News4’s Pat Lawson Muse spoke with United Way National Capital Area President and CEO Rosie Allen Herring.

It’s a hidden crisis that’s existed for years inside one of the most well-funded institutions on the planet and has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic

News4’s Mark Segraves reports on the millions of dollars in grants from the D.C. government being used to fix food deserts in Wards 7 and 8.

Prince George’s County Public Schools will no longer provide free student suppers, sparking fears of increased hunger among youth in need.  Take-home suppers — which are separate from the after-school food program — will no longer be offered, starting next week.  School officials cited supply chain problems. Manufacturers and distributors dealing with factory closings, backlogs and job vacancies can’t...

A new kind of food truck is coming to Prince George’s County to help promote healthy eating in a number of communities considered food deserts.  The refrigerated truck, filled with locally grown vegetables, fruit, dairy, meats and fish, may help increase access to quality, healthy food for residents in areas where options are limited. Curbside Groceries is a mobile...