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Following a temporary closure sparked by safety concerns, The People’s Fridge is set to reopen its doors with new rules.
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A new state law increases what SNAP applicants’ vehicles can be worth before they’re disqualified for federal food assistance. But most states don’t take car values into consideration at all.
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4DWN Skatepark in South Dallas has grown into a community hub with weekly healthy, zero-waste food rescue and distribution.
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The University of North Texas at Dallas and the North Texas Food Bank teamed up to address food insecurity in the surrounding neighborhood with a mobile food pantry and on campus with a care pantry.
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Inflation and the end of pandemic-era spending has more Texans turning to food banks that have faced cuts and struggle to meet increased need with declining resources.
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Starting this month, Texans who use SNAP benefits to buy groceries will have an average of $212 less per month to buy groceries, as pandemic-era increases to the food assistance program are ended.
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Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers.
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A popular Fort Worth restaurant that runs on a "pay-as-you-go" model to serve the unhoused and food insecure has sights set on a location near UT Arlington.
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Staff and students who run the Maverick Pantry in UT Arlington's College Park Center hope their partnership with Kroger will provide consistency and enrichment in a time of inflation and greater-than-ever need.
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Inflation in March was the highest since December of 1981, with prices up 8.5% from a year ago. Rising prices are especially hard on low-income people, who spend more of their money on necessities.
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Bonton Farms started out as a honey company, employing previously incarcerated men in the community who were looking for jobs. One man says his life would have looked completely different if Bonton Farms hadn’t been created.
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A cooperative initiative in Texas helped bolster the nutrition programs at 5 rural school districts.