Diesel Costs Up 60% Squeeze Feeding the Gulf Coast as Pantry Demand Climbs
Feeding the Gulf Coast faces more than $120,000 in added fuel costs as diesel prices climb about 60% year over year, and President and CEO Michael Ledger says that could…
Alabama Food Banks Seek Delay on SNAP Fees Tied to State’s Error Rate
Alabama food bank leaders asked the state's congressional delegation to delay SNAP fees, saying more time would help lower a 9.52 percent error rate.
Prodisee Pantry Breaks Ground on North Baldwin Food Pantry in Stockton
Prodisee Pantry broke ground on a new $3.8 million food pantry and resource center in Stockton, bringing permanent food distribution to rural North Baldwin County.
BJ’s Wholesale Club Set to Bring South Baldwin County’s First Warehouse Store to Foley This Fall
BJ's Wholesale Club is on track to open its first South Baldwin County location in Foley this October, bringing bulk shopping, new jobs and a hunger-relief partnership to the area.
Gulf Coast Food Bank Preparing Nearly 200,000 Pounds of Thanksgiving Groceries
Nonprofits across the Gulf Coast are staging dozens of food distributions in the weeks before Thanksgiving, and the region’s largest food bank says demand is running well ahead of a…
Bishop State Hands Out 280-Plus Food Boxes to Students and Neighbors
Volunteers at Bishop State Community College distributed more than 280 boxes of food and toiletries on campus Saturday, offering relief to both neighborhood families and students struggling to make ends…
Blessing Angels Gifting Tree Hosts Drive-Thru Food Giveaway at Ebenezer Baptist Church
A Mobile ministry is teaming up with a regional food bank partner to put groceries directly into neighbors’ cars this weekend. The Blessing Angels Gifting Tree will hold a drive-thru…
Prichard Plans Drive-Through Food Pantry Giveaway at A.J. Cooper Municipal Complex
PRICHARD, Ala. — The City of Prichard and the Prichard Community Development Council are teaming up for a mobile food pantry giveaway set for 11 a.m. Saturday, February 27, at…
Brewton’s Donations-Only Restaurant Drexel & Honeybee’s Feeds Anyone Who Walks In
In Brewton, a small dining room runs on an unusual business model: there are no prices. At Drexel & Honeybee’s, customers pay whatever they want — or nothing at all…
Neil Young to Play Saenger Theatre Sept. 26, Tickets Support Gulf Oil Spill Food Relief
Rock veteran Neil Young will bring his tour to Mobile’s Saenger Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, in a concert tied to hunger relief efforts for communities still recovering from the…