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Thank you Indiana poultry farmers! 🐔🦃 "Over the past year, Indiana poultry farmers have donated nearly 100 tons or 200,000 pounds of poultry products to Hoosiers in need." thetimes24-7.com/news/200000-po…

Thank you Indiana Pork! We appreciate your donations. "Indiana Pork was excited to donate over 600 pounds of ground pork, or over 2,400 servings, to Gleaners during one of their daily food pantry shopping days,” swineweb.com/indiana-pork-a… @INporkproducers

"One answer is to ensure that all Hoosiers have access to healthy food and that we end hunger in Indiana." ibj.com/articles/nate-… #Hunger

"At Second Harvest Food Bank, we believe our greatest asset is our amazing team of employees - they put their hearts into providing essential resources to our neighbors in need and give help for today and hope for tomorrow." #Foodbanks munciejournal.com/2021/08/second…

Use our map to check in with your local food bank to see what opportunities are available, and help where the need is greatest! #Volunteer feedingindianashungry.org/find-your-food…

Are you a college student who could use some help with your grocery budget? Check out the new guidelines to see if you might be eligible for #SNAP! feedingindianashungry.org/college-studen…

Here's what @USDA's #SNAP modernization means for #Hoosiers: The average increase in individual benefit comes down to about 40 cents per meal, per day, updating a formula set in 1975. @hollyvhays @IndyStar indystar.com/story/news/202…

"The five-round program reduced food insecurity and food waste, prevented industry layoffs, and forged new relationships between fresh produce distributors and nonprofit agencies." producebluebook.com/2021/08/02/usd…

Food banks across Indiana are prepping to make good use of a million dollars in funding over the next fiscal year #FoodBanks publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-18/hun…

Feeding Indiana's Hungry executive director, Emily Weikert Bryant, will be on @AllinIndiana with @fractweets @fracprez Luis Guardia at 1pm ET today! Tune in to @WFYI or your local Indiana public radio station to join the conversation on food insecurity.

"Hunger is not inevitable. Again, it’s a policy choice,” Rep. Hayes says on calls to make the emergency summer food program permanent. “In the United States of America in 2021, kids should not be hungry.” on.msnbc.com/3vM20zH

This number is higher now due to #COVID but we’re still fighting for #SNAP and #Nutrition funding every step of the way. #ThisIsMay #Indy500

If you're looking for assistance over the Memorial Day Weekend holiday, be sure to check food banks' social media for any schedule changes. Many regular weekend or Monday distributions are being rescheduled. #FoodBanks #MemorialDayWeekend

Incluso si usualmente no los haces, envía tu declaración de impuestos antes del 17 de mayo para recibir el #ChildTaxCredit, $300/mes por cada niño de 0-5 y $250 por cada niño de 6-17 a partir de julio (¡sin mencionar otros beneficios como todos los pagos de #stimulus!)

Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana is currently experiencing a volunteer shortage. bit.ly/3nQOaZI

Families can connect to federal nutrition programs and other state and local community resources #Nutrition #Hunger #FRAC [Chart provided by the Food Research & Action (FRAC) and American Academy of Pediatrics]

One year into the pandemic, and Feeding America affiliated food banks are still making sure our impacted neighbors have the food they need. Share your support, and thank the food bank staff and volunteers by signing a card! #FeedingAmerica #FoodBanks feedingamerica.org/thank-a-food-b…

Thank you to the #INLegis members who spoke about food bank funding in the budget. We are thankful to continue the conversation as session progresses, and appreciate bipartisan support for the work our members to do feed hungry Hoosiers. @INHouseGOP @inhsedems

Speak up with @hunger: Call your lawmakers at 1-800-861-1943 & encourage them to pass a #COVIDRelief package that will put more food on more tables. Feeding America #SNAPMatters, #BoostSNAPNow, #COVIDRelief, #COVIDReliefNow, #COVID19

#COVID19 has created once-in-a-generation conditions that make putting food on the table harder than ever. Act w/ @hunger: Call your lawmakers (1-800-861-1943) or tweet them & tell them to pass additional #COVIDRelief that fully address levels of hardship we’ve never seen.