Food bank

The Indiana General Assembly authorized $2 million for the state's food banks, doubling last year’s funding.

Nonprofits are seeing drastic increases of people in need this holiday season.

The adjustment would mean that a family of four getting maximum benefits from SNAP now get $939 a week instead of $835.

Hoosier Hills Food Bank and Community Kitchen of Monroe County are two examples of how high gas and food prices are impacting local food centers.

According to the Farm Bureau’s 2021 Thanksgiving survey, Hoosiers should expect to spend 12 percent more on their Thanksgiving meal, or about $53.58.

With hunting season coming around, food banks are requesting people to donate deer meat.

Hunger and food insecurity across the United States have dropped measurably over the past six months, but the need remains far above pre-pandemic levels.