Opinion Opinion | Fund Summer EBT and invest in a healthier future for Alabama’s children Summer EBT funding would help bridge the hunger gap when school is out for 545,000 Alabama children. Laura LesterApril 15, 2024
Featured Opinion Opinion | Lawmakers must act to combat child hunger with Summer EBT program Gov. Ivey should champion this cause, urging lawmakers to embrace the Summer EBT for summer 2025. The time to act is now. Bill BrittApril 12, 2024
Economy Report: Alabama hunger soaring after federal aid cuts That figure represents 12.8 percent of Alabama residents and includes 17.3 percent of children. Jacob HolmesDecember 21, 2023
Education Alabama Arise urges ALSDE to extend summer lunch program through the summer The Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded summer lunch program administered by Alabama, is set to expire on June 30. John H. GlennMay 9, 2022
National Biden’s executive orders on food stamps won’t spur immediate changes An Alabama Arise analyst said the most important change would be Biden's call to re-evaluate the baseline used to set SNAP benefits. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 25, 2021
Economy Alabama nonprofit hopes federal food aid for children continues through summer Almost half of Alabamians experienced a loss in income since the COVID-19 crisis began, and more than 13 percent said they hadn’t had enough... Eddie BurkhalterMay 24, 2020
Education Statewide coalition to end student hunger in Alabama awarded $500,000 grant College students often can’t afford healthy meals, according to a study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a $500,000 grant to UAB... Eddie BurkhalterNovember 28, 2019
Featured Opinion Opinion | What then should we do? As we enter the giving season, it seems natural that we should take stock of where we are as a state. Jobs are plentiful,... Bill BrittNovember 27, 2019
Economy Nearly a third of all children living in rural Alabama suffer food insecurity Hunger and food insecurity continue to plague Alabama’s children. In some countries, 30 percent of the state’s most vulnerable citizens, its children, suffer food... Bill BrittOctober 28, 2019
Education UA, AARP partner to study needs of Alabama’s older military vets The University of Alabama Office for Military Families and Veterans and AARP Alabama are partnering to conduct a survey to assess the needs of... Jessica BallardFebruary 1, 2019