The reductions of allotments will be difficult for many, advocates say, especially since food costs were 12 percent higher in November 2022 than a year earlier.
An AARP report released last month showed more than a third of people 65 and older described their financial situation at midyear as worse than it was 12 months before.
A former IndyGo bus could start a second life by the end of the year—distributing fresh food, providing nutrition education and troubleshooting problems Indianapolis residents have applying for food stamps.
At a forum Monday morning, much of the conversation involved partnerships between localities, not-for-profits, and health systems and their efforts to offer resources and solutions.
Dr. Kimberly Roop is responsible for oversight of all Anthem Indiana Medicaid health plan functions, including member quality and outreach, access to and coordination of medical services, strategic planning and overall plan performance.
Credit card debt is rising at its fastest clip in more than 20 years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Overall, Americans owe $887 billion on their credit cards, a 13 percent increase from a year ago.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and worsening climate conditions are impacting world economies and exacerbating other crises, like food insecurity and high debt levels held by lower-income countries.
The World Trade Organization is predicting global trade volumes will grow a lackluster 1% next year as challenges weigh on markets, including high energy prices, rising interest rates and uncertainties about Chinese manufacturing output amid the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.
In a plan released Tuesday, the administration is also seeking to increase healthy eating and physical activity so fewer people are afflicted with diabetes, obesity, hypertension and other diet-related diseases.
U.S. freight railroads will reduce their services starting Monday after two of the country’s largest rail unions failed to agree on a new contract this week, the Journal of Commerce reported.
Food impacts every part of our health. If children and adults don’t have consistent access, they can’t concentrate, learn or work, and their bodies can’t grow properly.
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, who has represented Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District since 2013, was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in northern Indiana, according to various media outlets.
With electronic dance music pulsing against a neon-on-black backdrop, a “Young Professionals Coffee Rave” on Thursday kicked off Indiana’s inaugural Global Economic Summit for hundreds of visitors from across the United States and 30 other nations.
Food banks across America say negative economic conditions are intensifying demand for their support at a time when their labor and distribution costs are climbing and donations are slowing.
