88.5 NEPM Hunger Awareness Week
Hunger affects many different people throughout western Mass. Beginning Nov. 17, 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 16th annual March for the Food Bank with The Fabulous 413's Monte Belmonte, Nov. 24-25. 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?
Stay tuned! Follow along and track the March for the Food Bank Nov. 24-25 as Monte and his fellow marchers walk from Springfield to Greenfield.
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U.S. Representative Richard Neal, D-Springfield, says he will be voting against a plan to reopen the federal government. The plan offers no guarantees of funding being restored for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. That's something most Democrats had been holding out for. -
The fallout from the federal government shutdown continues to chip away at federal funding for safety net programs designed to aid low-income Mass. residents. -
We check in with the executive director of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts about SNAP benefits, learn about Westfield's Hutghi's at the Nook, and learn about mounweasels with the Word Nerd. -
On, Wednesday, oral arguments were heard before the Supreme Court on whether President Donald Trump is exceeding his authority as he has continued to issue trade tariffs using emergency powers. Springfield U.S. Representative Richard Neal, a Democrat, believes that is the case. -
The city of Springfield is joining with the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, the local chapter of the NAACP and Hampden County Sheriff's Department to provide food for those who are food insecure. -
The Trump administration says it will fund SNAP food aid for November, but only partially and with delayed disbursement. -
A federal judge in Boston on Friday ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP as the government shutdown threatens food aid benefits for millions of Americans, ordering the White House to outline a plan to provide at least partial assistance starting Nov. 1. -
We check in with local folklorist Jeff Belanger, talk with Hors d'Oeuvres about the F*ing Awesome Game Show and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern. -
Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss the state of local elections around the 413, the local impact of losing SNAP benefits amidst the government shutdown and more. -
Millions of Americans could lose food assistance benefits under the program known as SNAP if action isn't taken before Saturday. -
Almost half of the households in Holyoke, Mass., depend on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Within days, those benefits are expected to run out as the federal government shutdown continues. City officials have announced several initiatives to help its many low income residents keep food on their table — without the federal assistance. -
We speak with the first of three mayoral candidates in Easthampton, current Interim Mayor Salem Derby, get a preview of the costumes Monte will wear on the March for the Food Bank, and hear about comets you can see in the sky this week with Mr. Universe.
