food insecurity

Help Us “Stuff The Truck” This Saturday!

Learning on empty, that’s what about 50% percent of Alabama students would be doing if it weren’t for the free or reduced lunch program. The number is even higher in Montgomery County at 60%. “It doesn’t necessarily mean that our students are walking around starving, it just simply means that sometimes the meals that they have a school are the…

Food Insecurity on the Rise Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The COVID-19 outbreak is increasing food insecurity in high poverty areas. And it’s changing how some non-profit organizations — work to meet those needs of people in their communities. Christian Outreach Alliance Food Pantry has been giving food to needy families in Dallas County — for 25 years. A drive-thru food pick-up process has been…