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Iowa food banks in ‘dire situation,’ anticipate more strain if governor signs restrictions on SNAP benefits

Food banks across the state continue to struggle to meet the needs of their communities as food insecurity rises in Iowa. On Tuesday morning, CommUnity Crisis Services in Iowa City sent out a news release to let the public know […]

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Table to Table needs help after catalytic converter theft takes two food rescue vans out of commission

Table to Table (T2T) has become one of the leaders in the fight against hunger in Iowa since its founding in 1996, collecting food that would otherwise be thrown away from restaurants, grocery stores and farms, and then distributing it […]

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UI food pantry to receive $25,000 from student government amid surge in use

The Food Pantry at Iowa, which serves members of the University of Iowa community, will receive $25,000 from the University Student Government’s contingency fund. The UI Undergraduate Student Government (USG) voted to direct those funds to the pantry during its […]

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Use of the UI food pantry is up, with international students disproportionately relying on the support

Rajorshi Das had visited the University of Iowa’s food pantry before, mostly out of curiosity. But rising food costs have since made it difficult to buy kitchen staples, even from supermarkets like Aldi and Walmart. So they’ve gone to the […]

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Urban Dreams community food pantry served more than 160 Cedar Rapids families in its first month

In its first month, a new Cedar Rapids community food pantry has served the needs of more than 160 families. The community pantry, which opened in mid-April, is a project of Urban Dreams, a Des Moines-based nonprofit. Elizabeth Buch, workforce […]

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