Food Insecurity

According to Feeding Tampa Bay, over 700,000 people in the region are food insecure, which means they don’t have access to affordable, nutritious…

Food insecurity is a problem for many in the Tampa Bay area all year long.While many see Thanksgiving and the holidays as a time to help others, Feeding…

More than 2.8 million Floridians are unable to access affordable, healthy food in their community, according to Feeding America.Florida Blue's parent…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing stricter requirements for people receiving food stamps.It’s part of the farm bill passed by Congress,...

If a popular app used by many farmers markets to process federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is no longer offered next spring, consumers' access to fresh produce may be stalled.

The number of Floridians living in poverty has fallen since the Great Recession. But it’s still higher than the national average. The federal government...

Despite a strong economy, about 40 percent of American families struggled to meet at least one of their basic needs last year, including paying for food...

With rising school costs, as many as half of U.S. college students are feeling so stretched financially that they either aren't getting enough to eat or they're worried about it, studies find.

When families don’t know where their next meal will come from, it can be especially hard on young children. A new study in the Journal of Nutrition...

The freshman fifteen: it’s a phenomenon where college students gain fifteen pounds the first year away from home. However, a growing number of students…

More than 1.4 million veterans of all ages rely on government food assistance, but food insecurity is disproportionately common among post 9/11 veterans.

The Agape Food Bank in Winter Haven shut its doors at the end of December. But some charities believe the change may actually benefit those in need of...