Faces of Tupelo: Jason Martin
This morning, I met Jason Martin at St. Luke’s Food Pantry. Jason Martin moved to Tupelo in 2007 from Selmer, TN. He is the director of Luke’s Food Pantry.
Mobile food banks play role to address pandemic related food insecurity
Mobile food banks have been occurring throughout North Mississippi and the MidSouth to address ongoing food insecurity as a result of COVID-19.
Volunteers pack food boxes for distribution to Lee County residents
Volunteers spent part of their day packing boxes of food that will be given to needy people throughout Lee County.
Raybern’s donating 30,000 sandwiches to Tupelo/Lee County Hunger Coalition
Frozen sandwich maker Raybern’s is donation thousands of its signature deli-style Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches to a local food bank.
TPSD to deliver meals to students by bus
Tupelo Public School District has partnered with the Tupelo/Lee County Hunger Coalition to create a plan for buses to drop off meals for students at certain stops throughout the city beginning Wednesday, April 1.
List of schools, orgs. providing meals for students in Northeast Mississippi
The Tupelo/Lee County Hunger Coalition will provide free meals for children this week to students 18 years old or younger from Tuesday, March 17, through Friday, March 20, at these locations and times:
As area schools close, feeding hungry students is community’s first focus
As school districts across Northeast Mississippi close their doors for days and weeks, there are a number of unintended consequences, like parents struggling to find childcare and challenges with online instruction.
Community, state partners discuss potential collaboration to facilitate food security
Restructuring the narrative around food security and community development, informing clients on SNAP eligibility and educating attendees on how to advocate for food security policy were among several topics discussed at the North Mississippi Food Security Meeting Tuesday.
Hunger coalition begins Break Box distribution
The summer is stacking up for the Tupelo/Lee County Hunger Coalition. By the end of next week, the Coalition’s Break Box will have distributed 855 supplemental boxes for children who rely on free and reduced meals during the school year.
Hunger coalition nears $20K goal
The community has stepped up to help the Tupelo/Lee County Hunger Coalition provide supplemental food for students and their families this summer.