Tablesetter | November 2023
Stay in the know with the St. Louis Area Foodbank’s Tablesetter newsletter! In this edition, President & CEO, Meredith Knopp, discusses “Share the Holidays” and other opportunities to make a […]
Tablesetter | July 2023
Stay in the know with the St. Louis Area Foodbank’s Tablesetter newsletter! In this edition, President & CEO, Meredith Knopp, discusses opportunities to help our neighbors over the summer months. […]
CBS NEWS: Many Employed Americans Facing Food Insecurity
The U.S. is facing an “unprecedented” rise in food insecurity amid persistently high inflation in the grocery aisle and cuts to the food-stamp program earlier this year. The rise in […]
NPR: Much of Cahokia Heights Now Marked as a Food Desert
Walmart’s closure in Cahokia Heights on Friday may put more stress on an area already stretched thin for food access, according to experts. “Anytime that a business or grocery […]
Nearly A Quarter Of U.S. Adults Sometimes Don’t Get Enough To Eat
CBS News reports “Almost 25% of American adults are food insecure, a jump of about five percentage points from a year earlier as the double whammy of high inflation […]
Children in such households are more likely to struggle academically
“America’s schools say kids are hungry — just as pandemic-era benefit programs have lapsed. Congress temporarily made school meals free to all American schoolkids, but since that ended last fall, […]
More Than Half of Americans Wouldn’t Be Able To Afford Their Bills and Groceries if They Lost Their Job
It can sometimes be difficult for those of us who have never had to rely on the support of organizations like the St. Louis Area Foodbank to understand why the […]
Tablesetter | March 2023
Get all the latest St. Louis Area Foodbank news with the March Edition of our Tablesetter newsletter! President & CEO, Meredith Knopp, discusses the challenges three years after COVID. […]
Our Resolution: Creativity, Courage, and Commitment to our Community!
Happy New Year from the St. Louis Area Foodbank! This is a time of year that brings out so many emotions from people- but perhaps none stronger than the “hope” […]
STL Biz Journal: Nonprofits Adapt to Uncertain Economy
St. Louis nonprofits adapt programs, fundraising to face uncertain economy By Diana Barr – Associate Editor, St. Louis Business Journal Jan 12, 2023 Updated Jan 12, 2023, 2:33pm CST […]