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Alabama Arise urges ALSDE to extend summer lunch program through the summer

The Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded summer lunch program administered by Alabama, is set to expire on June 30.

May 9, 2022

Biden’s executive orders on food stamps won’t spur immediate changes

An Alabama Arise analyst said the most important change would be Biden's call to re-evaluate the baseline used to set SNAP benefits.

January 25, 2021

Alabama nonprofit hopes federal food aid for children continues through summer

Almost half of Alabamians experienced a loss in income since the COVID-19 crisis began, and more than 13 percent said they hadn’t had enough to eat during the prior week, according to a recent survey, but there is help for families with children struggling with food insecurity. Two federal programs combined can help keep Alabamians … Continued

May 24, 2020

Statewide coalition to end student hunger in Alabama awarded $500,000 grant

College students often can’t afford healthy meals, according to a study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a $500,000 grant to UAB and nine other Alabama universities aims to ensure students eat healthier. The grant was awarded to Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute by the nonprofit Educational Credit Management Corporation, which oversees students … Continued

November 28, 2019

What then should we do?

As we enter the giving season, it seems natural that we should take stock of where we are as a state. Jobs are plentiful, state government is calm and steady, but there are still many needful things. In Alabama, veterans, children and a vast number of other individuals suffer from the punishing effects of poverty. … Continued

November 27, 2019

Nearly a third of all children living in rural Alabama suffer food insecurity

Hunger and food insecurity continue to plague Alabama’s children. In some countries, 30 percent of the state’s most vulnerable citizens, its children, suffer food insecurity according to Urban.org. Nearly a third of Alabama’s children in some counties go to bed hungry, wake up hungry and live their lives without adequate food, a cycle that repeats … Continued

October 28, 2019

UA, AARP partner to study needs of Alabama’s older military vets

The University of Alabama Office for Military Families and Veterans and AARP Alabama are partnering to conduct a survey to assess the needs of older veterans in the state. The study aims to pinpoint the needs of the vets in order to connect them to resources and services. According to David L. Albright, the Hill … Continued

February 1, 2019

New U.S. Hunger Atlas: More than 1 in 5 Alabama children live in food-insecure homes

According to a new report by the public advocacy group Hunger Free America, 22 percent of Alabama children lived in homes that could not always afford to purchase enough food between 2015 and 2017. The Hunger Free America is based on their analysis of federal data. According to their report, 237,572 children in the state … Continued

December 6, 2018

Alabama poverty rate drops, still sixth most impoverished state

According to the latest numbers presented in the 2018 Alabama Poverty Data Sheet Alabama is still the sixth poorest state in the U.S., but it is improving if only by small measures. Surveys show that poverty, child food insecurity, homelessness and accompanied disadvantages take a toll not just on those enduring such hardships but on … Continued

June 15, 2018