Food Insecurity

Brightpoint's Bloomington Crisis Nursery is working to fill its pantry through the annual Stuff the Bus event, which runs through Saturday. The event focuses on collecting food donations and supplies for children up to 6 years old.

The McLean County Alliance for Community Services is composed of advocates for low-income families fighting for food and health care for all.

The St. Vincent De Paul food pantry has seen more and more families come to its doors since the government shutdown began last month, putting SNAP benefits in jeopardy.

Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program risk destabilizing food insecurity resources in McLean County, in Illinois and across the nation.

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.