Group prepares summer nutrition program for needy students
A north Mississippi group is gearing up for a summer nutrition program to help needy families.
Hunger coalition packing for summer
Tupelo/Lee County Hunger Coalition is gearing up for the summer.
Tupelo/Lee Hunger Coalition launches $20K drive
To help kids who would go without during summer break, the Tupelo/Lee Hunger Coalition aims to raise $20,000 by May 28.
OUR OPINION: Feeding hungry a team effort
Too often, we forget about the large number of people living in our community who struggle to get enough food to eat on a daily basis.
A growing hunger: Food pantries work to fill needs of food-insecure clients
Joni is a mother of four, with three kids still living at home with her in Saltillo. Sometimes, she’s forced to turn to a food pantry to help ends meet.
Baldwyn students Christmas food bags tide families over for holiday break
Prentiss County students and their families lined up at the bus entrance at Baldwyn Middle School to receive boxes and bags of fresh produce and food during the second in-school food pantry distribution day.
Organizations fighting food insecurity will meet in Tupelo
On Monday morning, Families First for Mississippi will hold a stakeholder’s meeting at All Saints’ Episcopal Church to meet with a variety of organizations that provide unique services combating food insecurity in Mississippi.
Hunger Coalition hosts major food packaging event to benefit area children
Jolie Reid sees hungry children every day at her school. “At our school, we have brown bags that go out on the weekends during the school year and the kids know when they need that food,” Reid said.
Hunger Coalition announces summer feeding initiatives, makes major donation
The Hunger Coalition announced a new partnership and awarded a significant donation at a press conference Wednesday morning.
OUR OPINION: Food insecurity requires all hands on deck
Mississippi’s ranking as the most food insecure state in the country for the eighth straight year reinforces the incredible need found throughout our state and the reality that the organizations working to combat this issue have a lot of important work ahead of them and need our support.