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Wyoming has 80 food deserts in 21 counties. That’s when people live more than ten miles from a grocery store. But it’s a relatively new problem, according to a recent article in The Atlantic magazine.
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The price of groceries was a big talking point in this year’s election, and high costs of living continue to make headlines across the country. Those costs have kept the Food Bank of Wyoming busy this year.
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Jacqueline White is Northern Arapaho and the tribal relations specialist for the Food Bank of Wyoming. Her passion: increasing access to traditional foods. From White’s perspective, this goal is possible because of collaboration.
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Some government-backed food distribution programs are experiencing supply chain issues nationwide. This is having a significant effect on Indigenous communities. In response, the USDA is providing emergency grants for Tribes.
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Teton County School District's Summer Meals Program has been canceled due to a decrease in funding as federal poverty levels aren't aligned with the county’s economy. To bridge the gap, a group of community partners raised $85,000 to help feed students who rely upon free meals to keep from going hungry this summer.
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The National Association of Letter Carriers asks those who are able to place a bag of nonperishable food items next to your mailbox before mail pickup on May 11.
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Due to fluctuating poverty levels, Summer Lunch Programs across Teton County School District have been canceled.
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While some experts say inflation is cooling, a new report from the Federal Reserve Economic Data shows that gas, rent and food prices remain high.So that means food insecurity is on the rise as well. Roughly one in nine Wyomingites go hungry because they can't afford groceries, according to The Food Bank of Wyoming.
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2023 wasn’t an easy year to get food on the table for many in Wyoming – supply chain issues, inflation, an end to COVID-era benefits, and weather-related road closures all made it more difficult for people to get the food they needed for themselves and their families.But those challenges didn’t deter the Food Bank of Wyoming in 2023 – and they aren’t stopping. They are continuing to find innovative ways to address food insecurity throughout the state in 2024.
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Project addressing food insecurity on the Wind River Reservation gets land for growing and educatingAfter five years of connecting people to the land through food, the Wind River Food Sovereignty Project finally has some land to call its own. The 30-acre property in Fort Washakie will be home to a demonstration farm and learning garden, and will also host programming focused on growing and preserving Indigenous foods.