These local restaurants, breweries are stepping up to stomp out hunger amid SNAP disruptions Bread and Buttered bakery has been leading the charge at NewBo City Market for free food assistance as others shore up donations to food banks hit hard this month.

I didn't get the chance last week to share another heart wrenching story he wrote about how local food establishments are stepping up as SNAP benefits are interrupted amid the federal government shutdown. www.thegazette.com/restaurants/...

Food pantries weren't designed to replace SNAP. How Iowans are putting food on the table. About 260,000 Iowans receive SNAP benefits to keep hunger at bay. In October, for the first time in SNAP's history, the federal government decided that the government shutdown extended to the vital pr...

An incredibly powerful story by @ecdecious.bsky.social
"Trips to food pantries continue to be a source of food. But even with creativity and determination, good home economics can only trickle down so far on each plate after removing SNAP from the equation." www.thegazette.com/news/snap-re...

How one local high school mascot was named America's best by Sports Illustrated An underdog is being celebrated with a new title more than 25 years after he was created to unite Center Point and Urbana. Here's how Stormin' Normin pulled it off.

This story by @ecdecious.bsky.social is so heartwarming and fun! Center Point-Urbana school's mascot was crowned best high school mascot in America by Sports Illustrated last month. www.thegazette.com/news/center-...

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