In the U.S., hunger is often hidden away. It looks nothing like the stereotype of a famine happening overseas. But the physical impacts on health and the psychological scars can last a lifetime.
From the outside, the Sweet Valley Harvest Barn may not look like much. But it's on a transformative mission to combat food insecurity in the community.
On Friday was the day expected to be the last day of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for 42 million Americans for who knows how long, due to the federal shutdown. Helpers scrambled to try to fill the gap, even partially.
Many federal employees missed their first full paycheck last week. As the government shutdown enters its fifth week, many are turning to aid from charitable organizations to make ends meet.
Statistics show nearly half a million children in Georgia struggle with food insecurity. This comes as the federal government has decided it will no longer provide data tracking hunger in the U.S.
As prices rise, more families are turning to food banks. On Monday, the Atlanta Community Food Bank opened a food center in Adamsville to meet that need.
NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.
The first Trump administration tried to scale back who gets food benefits, and allies aim to try again. Food pantries say they're already busier than ever.
A nonprofit organization found that 1.1 million Georgians were food insecure over two weeks in August and September this year, a number that is significantly higher than during the height of the pandemic.
"Severe child food poverty" is on the rise, affecting 181 million young kids. Here's how families cope when their kids are hungry and they can't afford to put 3 nutritious meals a day on the table.
It is the world's largest displacement crisis: 13 million people have fled their homes in war-torn Sudan. In neighboring Chad, both refugees and locals cope with this extraordinary upheaval.
