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PublishedAugust 5, 2024
Summer meals programs gets food to thousands of Maine kids, but barriers remain
Each summer, thousands of free meals are handed out to children across Maine, but hunger prevention advocates say more flexibility would allow more families to access the food they need.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2024
Maine agencies get $7.4 million federal grant, including meat processor in Unity
The money will be invested in 7 projects aimed at getting more local ingredients in Maine's school lunches and improving food system practices.
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PublishedJune 27, 2024
Reporting Aside: He’s 82, homeless, has lived in his van for 8 years
The man has everything he needs, including a bed, a thick wool blanket, a solar panel and insulation for his windows, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedMay 26, 2024
More than half of food-insecure Mainers can’t get food stamps
More Maine households are relying on the state's network of food pantries and meal programs to bring home enough groceries to feed their families, according to Good Shepherd Food Bank.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Opinion: Maine needs to get serious about addressing food waste
It's hard to accept we’re wasting so much food when so many people are struggling with hunger. A proven solution beckons.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Reporting Aside: Waterville church offers soup, sandwich and kindness
The Evening Sandwich Program in the basement of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville is a lifeline for Terri Cashman, 42, and her husband, who live in a garage.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Waterville City Council gives initial OK to funding housing, nonprofit initiatives
Councilors debated for hours Tuesday night about how to distribute American Rescue Plan Act funding, and must take second votes on funding for housing initiatives and outside agencies that requested money.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Waterville council hears complaints about homeless people, gives nod to soup kitchen funding
Businesses around the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen complained to city officials that their employees are afraid of some homeless people loitering in the area and confronting and scaring them.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Maine may join rest of New England in banning food scraps from landfills
Supporters want lawmakers to do something about rotting food waste, which produces dangerous levels of methane gas. But critics of the proposal say a ban would be too costly for the state and businesses.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2024
Reporting Aside: Waterville soup kitchen offers a hot meal, a warm place
The Lighthouse Waterville Area Soup Kitchen on Monday opened an afternoon warming center and has launched a new fundraising campaign, the $100 Club, seeking 1,800 people to donate $100 each to fund the kitchen for a year.
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