88.5 NEPM Hunger Awareness Week
Hunger affects many different people throughout western Mass. Beginning Nov. 13, 88.5 NEPM’s Hunger Awareness Week will explore stories about hunger in our region to better understand this crisis, the impact it has on our community, and what’s being done to combat it.
It all leads up to the 14th annual March for the Food Bank with The Fabulous 413's Monte Belmonte, Nov. 20-21. The trek is a two-day, 43-mile reminder of what we can achieve when we work together: Monte’s annual march has raised millions for the Food Bank over the years.
Support the March for the Food Bank and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts at marchforthefoodbank.org.
Where's Monte?
Follow along and track the March for the Food Bank as Monte and his fellow marchers walk from Springfield to Greenfield.
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Some western Massachusetts farmers say the apple bounty is so good this year they're giving away thousands of pounds of the fruit. That's in stark contrast to last year, when a late frost decimated local apple crops. -
Advocates are hoping to find money to fund additional food benefits for immigrants living in Massachusetts who may not be eligible for federal funds. -
Home Grown Springfield ofrecerá almuerzos gratuitos a los niños que enfrentan hambre este verano. -
Home Grown Springfield will provide free lunches to children facing food insecurity this summer. -
The nonprofit Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds purchased a stretch of storefronts in Pittsfield. It has converted one into a food pantry where classes and events are held, including dance classes for children and a recent meeting on immigration law. -
We put a bow on the March for the Food Bank 14, and revisit some chef driven farms in our area: The Apple Place in East Longmeadow, and Grown Up Farm in Belchertown -
The Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Maura Healey last week quietly restored a policy to offer state-funded food benefits for immigrants who are in the U.S. legally, but who are not citizens.
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The March for the Food Bank continues on its second, longer, and far more uphill journey to combat hunger. -
Monte begins his march to Greenfield in support of the work of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts helming the March for The Food Bank 14 and speaks with a bevvy of folx on the importance of combating hunger everywhere. -
The United Way of Pioneer Valley and Holyoke Community College joined together to create the Holyoke Community Cupboard. -
Live music from Tubachristmas and The Basement Cats, honoring the Reverend Peter Ives and costuming at Swanson's Fabrics -
We mcgovern straight into the March for the Food Bank 14 with Rep. Jim McGovern who walks the whole way, discover another hidden population of hungry folx: students at public colleges, and speak with multi-instrumentalist Corn Mo.
