St. Louis Area Foodbank

Food pantries in the St. Louis region are responding to a growing need. Many people are visiting pantries for the first time because of higher food costs.

Meat and dairy are piling up across the U.S. It has cold storage places packed to the rafters, and the federal government, which subsidizes the...

Roughly 850,000 people are facing food insecurity in the state of Missouri alone – and that includes about 220,000 kids.“We estimate roughly one in five…

With Thanksgiving approaching, food and generosity are on people’s minds. That can be both a blessing and a challenge for St. Louis area food…

The St. Louis County Police Department donated its remaining cache of more than a ton of nonperishable food items it received from supporters during the…

Cans of soup.Diapers.Cash to buy gas to keep the trucks running.The holiday wish list for St. Louis agencies that assist the hungry is long and…

The St. Louis Public Library has renewed a popular program for forgiving overdue book fines.All through July, adult card holders with late fines can pay…

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. And now, Giving Tuesday.Last year New York's 92nd Street Y launched a Giving Tuesday campaign to kick-start charitable…

According to a report released in September by the University of Missouri-Columbia, the percent of people who have inadequate access to food rose more in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 13, 2013 - More than 300,000 Missouri children are "food insecure,’’ and summer brings…