food deserts

Some Alabama households will be facing food insecurity in the coming months, as the state decided not to take part in a 2024 summer electronic benefit transfer (EBT) program. The nonprofit Alabama Arise is looking to make change ahead of next summer.

Another round of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, payments are be issued to recipients in Alabama during the month of April, but not everyone will be paid on the same date.

Tickets will soon be on sale for the 11th annual Opelika-Auburn Empty Bowls event Spring of 2024. It will be held on in Opelika, Alabama on Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Advocacy groups in Alabama are urging the public to contact local lawmakers over the continuation of the state sales tax on groceries. This is due to the law having a stipulation that Alabama’s education revenue must increase to offset losses for the deduction to be activated.

Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining the program this year, including Alabama.

The Hunger Free American report “Hunger is a Political Choice” focused on how cuts in federal benefits had led to greater food insecurity. Here in Alabama, the study states the number of people facing daily hunger between 2021 and 2023 grew over 44%, going from over 300,000 two years ago to nearly a half million in 2023. Hunger Free America says close to 200,000 children were living with food insecurity in 2022. Over 100,000 seniors don't have enough to eat every day in Alabama. Overall, twelve percent of the State’s population goes hungry regularly.

This week on Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn breaks down food deserts - what they are, the communities most affected by them and some of their lasting effects - and she offers some right-now remedies to improve equitable food access for the people that need it the most.

Most Alabamians will celebrate Thanksgiving with a big meal, but there are some in the state who struggle every day to put food on the table. Data from the national nonprofit Feeding America shows about 15% of the Yellowhammer State’s population faces food insecurity.

The University of Alabama’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive campaign will end Thursday, November 16.

Food stamp recipients in Alabama have a new age range and work requirements to follow.