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Even Full-Time Workers Struggle to Afford Food in Canada: Study | The Tyee
Researcher Tim Li says it’s a sign that wages aren’t keeping up with inflation.
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Even Full-Time Workers Struggle to Afford Food in Canada: Study | The Tyee
Researcher Tim Li says it’s a sign that wages aren’t keeping up with inflation.
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UN briefing: 420,000 displaced in South Sudan since January; country hosts 1.4 million fleeing Sudan
A UN agency official told the Security Council that from January to June violence displaced more than 420,000 people (primarily in Jonglin) and that South Sudan is hosting about 1.4 million people fleeing conflict in Sudan, stressing strains on national capacities and humanitarian services.
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Millions of children could lose free school meals this fall, experts say: Some families could face an additional $2,200 in food costs this year if their kids lose access to free school meals, according to one estimate. #FreeSchoolMeals #SNAP #ChildNutrition #FoodInsecurity #FamilySupport
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County staff warns HR 1 changes to SNAP will tighten benefits and stress local food programs
Siskiyou County social services staff and the Siskiyou Community Food Bank told the Yreka City Council that House Resolution 1 changes to SNAP/CalFresh introduce stricter work rules, narrow noncitizen eligibility and defer benefit recalculations — measures county staff say could reduce benefits and raise local demand for food assistance.
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Siskiyou County officials warn HR 1 changes to SNAP could deepen local food insecurity
County social services staff and the local food bank told Yreka council that HR 1’s stricter work rules, noncitizen eligibility limits and a pause on the Thrifty Food Plan review could reduce CalFresh rolls and increase demand on local food banks and municipal services.
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SNAP changes push more North Carolina families to food pantries, food banks
In some places, locally supported nonprofits are stepping up, but leaders say their work can never fill the hole left by cuts to the federal food stamps program.
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UN and partners step up Somalia preparedness as WFP warns El Niño risks widening hunger
UN OCHA said Somalia is strengthening contingency planning for a likely El Niño that could bring flooding between October and December; the World Food Programme warned El Niño could push as many as 49 million more people into acute food insecurity by end of 2027.
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Strong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says - Sight Magazine
A powerful El Niño weather event could push an additional nearly 49 million people into acute food insecurity, the World Food Programme said.
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Denmark to host high-level Security Council debate on conflict and hunger on Aug. 25
Denmark announced a high-level open debate on conflict and hunger for Aug. 25, aiming to assess implementation of "resolution 24 17" and to spotlight how conflicts worsen food insecurity; briefers will include the Secretary-General and Denmark's foreign minister.
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Rhea County workshop lists grants and budget items for upcoming agenda, including $305,461 rural health award
Commissioners placed multiple grant items on the next agenda: a CDBG food insecurity amendment (+$17,396), a rural health transformation fund non‑matching grant ($305,461) and a homeland security grant ($15,237.86); amounts and matching requirements were identified for several items.
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