by - February 16, 2026 11:50 am
The latest Arkansas Health Survey shows that 28.8% of adults in the state are food insecure, which means they “lack consistent, reliable access to the nutritious food they need for…
by - July 26, 2020 9:11 am
A new report says the number of food-insecure Arkansas children and adults is rising during the COVID-19 pandemic, more Arkansans are receiving federal nutrition benefits, and the state should make…
by - June 24, 2019 5:41 pm
AT&T Arkansas officials, along with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, unveiled a statewide initiative on Monday (June 24) at the State Capitol to move Arkansas off the list of states with the…
by - June 4, 2019 12:58 pm
The Urban Institute is in Fort Smith this week to share data, gather comments and generate ideas to fight food insecurity. Sebastian County is one of six counties selected from…
by - May 12, 2019 7:06 pm
Sebastian County is one of six counties selected from more than 3,000 U.S. counties as part of a Walton Family Foundation-funded project to study food insecurity. The Fort Smith Board…
by - January 16, 2019 7:24 pm
Greenway Equipment, based in Northeast Arkansas, has spent years donating thousands of dollars to a backpack food program that provides hungry children food on the weekends when they are not…
by - September 14, 2016 6:35 pm
While a better Arkansas economy has helped lower the state’s 2013-2015 food insecurity rate to 19.2% from the 19.7% in the 2010-2012 period, national and regional food bank officials say…
by - March 14, 2016 5:21 pm
Nearly 30% of 10th through 12th grade students at Springdale High School experienced food insecurity at moderate to high levels in the past year, according to a new study by…
by - September 17, 2014 9:12 pm
One of the most surprising statistics for many to digest about the booming Northwest Arkansas economy is the number of children and adolescents who are at risk for hunger —…
by - September 4, 2014 8:52 pm
Food insecurity is a problem that has only grown in severity since the financial crisis of 2008, according to a local food bank executive. Arvest Bank is teaming up with…
by - July 20, 2014 1:33 pm
A recently released feature from National Geographic Magazine titled, “The New Face of Hunger,” documents hunger programs in Iowa, New York and Texas and also includes a four-minute video of…
by - May 13, 2014 6:13 pm
A crisis is afoot in the four counties that reside along the Oklahoma border in Northwest Arkansas and the problem will only get worst, according to information from the River…
by - July 21, 2013 11:35 am
Those seeking government assistance for food are truly people who have exhausted all other resources. It remains a program for the most vulnerable among us. I have yet to meet…
by - December 4, 2012 1:16 pm
SPRINGDALE – Cargill said it will give 22,000 pounds or nearly 10 tons of turkey to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank on Dec. 14 to help hundreds of local families…
by - September 24, 2012 8:59 pm
FAYETTEVILLE – What started in part as a college project turned into a program that helped feed a community in need this summer. Megan Lankford, a University of Arkansas horticulture…
