Access to food

The program would provide $40 in food benefits for each month an eligible child is on summer break, loaded onto a card that can be used like a debit card to purchase groceries. Missouri's decision is nonbinding, and the state now has until Feb. 15 to submit a detailed plan to the federal government.

As some states wrap up this year’s summer food aid program, Missouri is still distributing last year’s benefits. Officials say they must complete dispersal by the end of this year

Ro Kicker realized a few years ago that keeping up with a large backyard was very time-consuming.Last spring, Kicker all but parked the lawnmower, and…

Saint Louis University has announced it’s opening a food pantry to serve its students who lack access to healthy food.At lunch on a given weekday,…

On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked about urban agriculture and food justice in the St. Louis region for our monthly Sound Bites…