Food Insecurity

The Midwest Food Bank in Normal says it's seeing more food insecurity, and a recent church donation should help the organization combat it.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said a bipartisan bill he's co-sponsoring to reduce fentanyl smuggling at the southern border would also help suppress gun smuggling.

A partnership between Unit 5 and Eastern Illinois Foodbank brings a monthly food pantry to Normal West. Now, a local chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council has made volunteering at the events a core part of its community outreach.

Avani Rai, 18, from Bloomington, is a longtime advocate of fighting hunger. Rai is one of four U.S. teens being honored with the 4-H group’s 2024 Youth in Action Award.

Since launching in 2016, the Sunnyside Urban Farm, imagined as a high school project, produced thousands of pounds of food and hired dozens of west Bloomington teens.

Food banks are preparing for an increased demand as benefits from the SNAP food aid program return to pre-pandemic levels.

A group of Bloomington-Normal college students is trying once again to bring a grocery store to the Uptown Normal area.

Midwest Food Bank participated in a discussion this week in Washington, D.C. to support the Food Donation Improvement Act.

It's typical for nonprofits to see an uptick in donations around the holidays. But what's less known is just how far some nonprofits can stretch a dollar — meaning that, if a donor can give cash, the donation can go further than products like food or other non-perishables.

It started with breaded chicken patties, though that shortage last spring was far from the last one the Illinois State University dining operation has had to scramble to fix.