Grocery stores in Gary restocking after weeks without power
Owners at Save More on Broadway say sales were thin due to the food shortage and power outages.
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Owners at Save More on Broadway say sales were thin due to the food shortage and power outages.
The free community fridge features kosher items from milk and meat to produce and packaged goods.
They, like millions of Illinoisans, were recipients of the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP. However, their benefits were put on hold after a legal back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the courts.
Chicago police had to direct traffic as a long line formed for a food giveaway on Wednesday.
Charlene Echoles said she and her husband work but now have to make up the difference by visiting pantries after their SNAP benefits were paused.
For the first time, Instituto Del Progreso Latino in Pilsen is offering the pantry twice a week, as demand is expected to grow with the impending pause on SNAP benefits.
The IPC, a global body that monitors hunger crises, says 22 months of war in Gaza have left half a million people facing "starvation, destitution and death." Israel calls it "lies."
The U.S., Jordan, Egypt, France, the Netherlands and Belgium dropped aid over Gaza in an attempt to get supplies, including desperately needed food, to residents.
It's "Sox Serve Week" where the team gives back to the community.
"It's very, emotionally difficult to tell someone we can't help you in the way we want to."
Customers are asked to leave bags containing non-perishable food items next to their mail boxes on Saturday.
It is a massive operation meant to help families struggling with food insecurity.
"We've been prepping. We've been working because of the space. We've been doing to expect the worst."
