88.5 NEPM Hunger Awareness Week
Hunger affects many different people throughout western Mass. Beginning Nov. 18, 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 15th annual March for the Food Bank with The Fabulous 413's Monte Belmonte, Nov. 25-26. 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 as Monte and his fellow marchers walk from Springfield to Greenfield.
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We learn about the third stage of the exhibition of Indigenous works, "Boundless," on display at the Mead Art Museum and conclude our coverage of the 15th annual March for the Food Bank. -
We keep up with Monte as the March for the Food Bank continues from Northampton to Greenfield. -
We keep up with Monte as he embarks on his 15th annual March for the Food Bank. -
Today on The Rundown, we weigh in on concerns among immigrant advocacy groups about the possible removal of the Temporary Protected Status program, the latest push for the Northern Tier rail project, a $1.4 million buyout owed to a fired UMass football coach, and much more. -
The pastor of United Church of Christ in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, says working in the church's food pantry has taught him to appreciate the grave complications associated with hunger. -
Our Hunger Awareness Week coverage continues with the story of a farmer's dream to expand access to nutrition in a so-called food desert. -
In less than two weeks, recipients of government food assistance in Massachusetts will see a sharp drop in a benefit many have enjoyed for years. The Healthy Incentives Program — or HIP — has helped low-income residents buy fresh, local produce. -
As the holiday season approaches, we get into the giving spirit with folks from the Easthampton Community Center, the Toy for Joy campaign with The Salvation Army, and Swanson's Fabric. -
There is a program in western Massachusetts that provides a special kind of medical treatment for food-insecure residents who have health risks or conditions. It does that with fresh fruit and vegetable prescriptions. -
NEPM's Hunger Awareness Week coverage begins with a visit to the cafeteria at JFK Middle School in Northampton. For about six years, the district's nutrition director has reminded students to take fruits and vegetables in the lunch line, and now oversees a program that sends food home with some students on the weekend. -
Anti-hunger organizations, activists and policymakers shine a light and work to end food insecurity in the commonwealth. -
Until December 1, those with SNAP benefits can still count on their Healthy Incentives Program funds to purchase fruits and veggies from local farmers. A family's allotment for HIP is slated to be slashed before the holidays.
