Hunger

The Missouri Department of Conservation is encouraging deer hunters to donate meat through its Share the Harvest program.

The aid was intended to be distributed during summer break, to help vulnerable kids avoid a drop-off in nutrition while they were out of school.

This is the second year in a row the O’Fallon Garden Club earned the national honor for largest amount donated per capita.

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

During the pandemic, participation in the federal program for low-income women and children dropped more steeply in Missouri than in all but one other state, a new report found. One cause might be Missouri's burdensome administrative system, which requires EBT cards to be physically swiped when loading benefits.

Missouri is the only state that chose not to participate in a federal program allowing parents and kids in low-income areas to pick up free meals and take them home — resulting in a dramatic drop in the number of meals distributed to low-income children.

Schools and nonprofits retooled last spring to keep kids fed during the pandemic lockdown. Easing of social distancing rules this spring means more meals are expected this summer.

Federal money meant to help low-income families with food costs while kids were home from school this spring is reaching just 60% of Missouri’s eligible…

Food service employees are among the few workers in school districts physically reporting for work every day during the pandemic lockdowns, joining…

There are hundreds of thousands of Missouri families that don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Despite progress, the state is still higher…