A legislative panel on Wednesday approved a bill to provide free breakfast to Arkansas students regardless of their eligibility for the federal free or reduced-price meal program beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year
Low-income Arkansas families encounter too many barriers to access nutrition assistance, including low ceilings on participants’ income and assets
Since its founding in 2000, Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry has delivered more than 6 million meals to hungry Arkansans
The grant is expected to feed 175 students each week for 16 weeks
The annual donation occurs each September during Hunger Action Month and is equivalent to 4.5 million servings this year
At a rate of nearly 19%, Arkansas has the highest prevalence of food insecurity in the nation, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday
This story is part of a series about Arkansans who work hard but struggle to survive, people who are part of the asset limited, income constrained and employed (ALICE) population
