Food Bank of Northern Indiana

Cultivate says they wouldn't have been able to accept the food if they had not built their cold storage facility last year in South Bend.

In addition to a public hearing on whether the city of South Bend is doing enough to help SNAP recipients during the shutdown, Common Council Member Oliver Davis says the council should appoint a task force to be ready in case the dysfunction in Washington causes more emergencies that affect city residents in the future.

Despite troubling trends, Food Bank of Northern Indiana Executive Director Marijo Martinec says she's confident the community will step up and help the hungry as SNAP benefits freeze during the federal government shutdown.

To brace for SNAP benefits ending Saturday because of the federal government shutdown, Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow says food pantries and social service nonprofits have resumed their Emergency Food Initiative from the Covid pandemic shutdown.

Mishawaka’s bridge lights orange for Hunger Action Day as the Food Bank of Northern Indiana highlights hunger and calls for year-round community support.

September is Hunger Action Month, and the largest food bank in Michiana is ramping up its efforts to combat food insecurity.

Food pantries are seeing more demand from first-time clients, especially in Elkhart County

WVPE's Kent Fulmer talks with Marijo Martinec, Executive Director and CEO of the Foodbank of Northern Indiana

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