Credit: University of Southern California More than one in four Los Angeles County households experienced at least one instance of food insecurity—a lack of access to affordable and nutritious food—from April through July, according to a new study directed by Public Exchange, based at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, […]
Expands
Community food box program expands to help Edmontonians in need – Edmonton
Edmontonian Quinn Wade saw a growing need for food supports in the city and came up with a creative solution: a community food hamper. It works similar to a little free library except instead of books, it’s for food. “People come and they can put food in and other people […]
Maricopa County expands eviction help to Mesa residents, more utility aid
CLOSE About $6.25 million will go specifically to help Mesa renters avoid eviction. Until now, that city program had made Mesa renters ineligible for the county program. (Photo: Getty Images) Maricopa County is tapping more than $20 million of its federal COVID-19 relief funds to expand programs to help struggling renters, overstretched nonprofits and […]
San Francisco Argentinian Grab-and-Go Restaurant Expands to Napa
El Porteño will be the newest addition to Napa’s Oxbow Public Market. The Argentinian-inspired spot that’s been popular at San Francisco’s Ferry Building will feature sweet and savory empanadas as well as alfajores starting October 2. The concept, from Joseph Ahearne, represents two generations of family recipes with local Napa […]