Monroe, LA – The need for food assistance among seniors is on the rise. New Feeding America research shows Louisiana is home to more seniors experiencing hunger than any other state in the country. In fact, an estimated 14 percent of Louisiana’s seniors struggle with food insecurity, which is almost double the national rate. Feeding […]
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Local hunger rises amidst high food costs A new study shows an estimated one in five Northeast Louisianans are struggling to put food on the table amidst elevated food prices. According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study, an estimated 63,740 people are food insecure in Northeast Louisiana, including 24,310 (one in three) children,
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Louisiana has the highest food insecurity rate among seniors in the country, according to a study released by Feeding America. This is the third time Louisiana has received this ranking in the last six years. Feeding America’s State of Senior Hunger in 2021 study sheds light on the extent to which food insecurity – or having limited access
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Our neighbors in rural communities often face underemployment, which can contribute to food insecurity. The Food Bank & our Community Partner Agencies are fighting hunger in rural communities, with the help of generous supporters and companies like Walmart and Sam’s Club. In this video, we visit our Community Partner Agency, Care & Hope Ministries, in
According to The State of Senior Hunger in America 2020, Louisiana has the 4th highest rate of senior food insecurity in the U.S. With the help of volunteers and the National Guard, the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana continued our fight against senior hunger in April by distributing over 20,000 pounds of food to seniors in
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About 20% of our neighbors living in Tensas Parish may face hunger in 2021. According to recent estimates from Feeding America, 36% of children there may live in households that experience food insecurity. Thanks to community support, the Food Bank was able to provide about 32,000 meals to children, families and seniors in Tensas Parish during
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The Town of Oak Grove, in partnership with the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana, will host a food box distribution to help residents of West Carroll Parish who are in need. “We thank the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana for offering this service to our citizens,” Oak Grove Mayor Adam T. Holland said. “They have
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Samantha fights to make sure her family has what it needs. She works eight to 12 hours a day at a restaurant near her home in Bastrop, Louisiana to support her 5-year-old, 4-year-old and 10-month-old. As a single mom, she does what she can to make sure her kids have the best possible life. But
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We met 68 year old Brenda at a food distribution at one of our Community Partners in Farmerville. In 2009, Brenda got into a car accident and had to have spinal surgery. Since then, she’s been disabled and has been using her retirement savings to pay medical bills. “I worked all my life,” she said.
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74 year old James is a colon cancer survivor. But he says he wouldn’t have survived if it weren’t for the food pantry he visits in Farmville, Louisiana. “The food was much needed during the chemo,” he said. The pantry receives food from the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana, a member of the Feeding America
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