Food insecurity

After years of planning, Harvest Market will receive $1.7 million from a state grant to open in Peoria’s South Side.

A state-wide grant program funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to address food insecurity while also assisting historically under-represented farmers, and the Midwest Food Bank is part of the initiative.

Peoria’s South Side neighborhood has been a food desert for more than six years after Kroger closed its store in the Madison Park Shopping Centre. After some delays, pastor Chuck Brown is still working to open a grocery store.

A combination of grocery store closures, transportation barriers and rising food prices have left nearly 33,000 people without access to nutritious food, says a local collaboration of food pantries, health departments and nonprofits.

A young Woodford County farm family is feeling grateful after an influx of volunteers helped them to harvest a two-acre food plot with the fresh produce destined for area food banks.

As food insecurity continues to affect many families across Peoria, local organizations are trying to do their part by finding innovative solutions to combat this complicated issue.

A Peoria-based philanthropic organization is aiming to address food insecurity and promote job creation and retention through a pair of grant opportunities currently accepting submissions.

A new option for affordable fresh produce is coming to Peoria's South Side on Sunday.The not-for-profit Peoria Grown is partnering with the Peoria Park…

Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic surged last March, Peoria resident Kelli Martin decided to help the community as best she could.Her idea was to put a…

The Heart of Illinois Food Pantry Network is encouraging healthy donations during its 12 Days of Giving campaign in December. Kaitlyn Streitmatter is the…