Since the pandemic began, and job losses have continued to mount, the numbers of those dealing with food insecurity in Maine has risen by 25 percent—and Maine has the highest rate of hunger in New England. We discuss the repercussions of food insecurity, and ways that people are helping to supply food to those who need it, all across the state.
Guests
Kristen Miale, president, Good Shepherd Food Bank
Bill Guindon, disaster state relations liaison, mass care lead, Maine Emergency Management Agency
Sue Powers, director of programs, Aroostook County Action Program
Maureen Bean, organizer, Burlington Food Pantry
Craig Lapine, special projects, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry
Ben Martens, executive director, Maine Coast Fishermen's Association
Resources
- Burlington food pantry opens during COVID-19 pandemic to help neighbors in need
- Chellie Pingree Says Relief Package Begins To Address Hunger
- Program Joins Struggling Fishermen, Hungry Mainers In 'Perfect Marriage'
- Maine Food Pantries Prepared For Winter — 'Assuming Things Don't Get Worse'
- State Earmarks $2 Million In Federal Funds For Maine Food Banks
- Three Maine Nonprofits Share In MacKenzie Scott's Philanthropic Money
- 'We'd Be Going Hungry' — Maine Food Pantries Struggle As Food Insecurity Crisis Intensifies
- Maine farmers, food suppliers have received millions in federal pandemic funding
- Maine Feels Harsh Economic Effects From Pandemic, Including Food Insecurity
- Opinion: How Biden’s executive order could reduce hunger today — and long after the pandemic is over
