The past year has been difficult for many families as the cost of living crisis continues with new factors adding to families’ burdens. Rising prices on food, housing, transportation and utilities have made family life unaffordable for many across the…
Author: Sheldon Good
Hardship and hunger: Food pantry leaders see more people living on the edge
By: Rachel Ravina, The Reporter The past year has been difficult for many families as the cost of living crisis continues with new factors adding to families’ burdens. Rising prices on food, housing, transportation and utilities have made family life…
Manna faces record demand as SNAP lapse strains local families
Manna on Main Street is seeing one of its busiest weeks on record as the community nonprofit works to meet surging demand for food and meals following a lapse in SNAP benefits. According to Manna on its Facebook page Friday…
Montgomery County designates food assistance amid shutdown
Manna on Main Street executive director Suzan Neiger Gould noted 1,670 households turned to the assistance at the Manna market, both in-person and online, during October. She said it is the “largest number of visits ever,” with the total surpassing…
What are SNAP benefits, and how are they changing?
By: Community Legal Services The federal budget reconciliation bill, which became law in July 2025, included cuts to Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps). Community Legal Services has created a page to help you understand how you may be impacted and…
Montgomery County food pantries fear federal funding cuts
By: Rachel Ravina, The Reporter Montgomery County food pantries are bracing for impact as cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture food assistance funding are reducing food supplies at the same time the number of local families needing assistance is increasing…
Hunger pains: Montgomery County food pantries fear federal funding cuts
Montgomery County food pantries are bracing for impact as cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture food assistance funding are reducing food supplies at the same time the number of local families needing assistance is increasing dramatically, area nonprofit managers say.…
“Hunger in America is getting worse, not better” according to an explosive new USDA report
By: Ashlie D. Stevens, Salon.com As Americans all across the country report feeling increasingly pressed by inflated food prices, an explosive new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals that about 18 million families — or 13.5% of U.S.…
WATCH: Manna opens Online Market Hub with grand opening
Manna on Main Street on Saturday, September 14, 2024, celebrated the grand opening of its new innovative resource that will expand the food pantry’s provision of online ordering and delivery of groceries to its clients. Mann on Main Street’s Online…
