2024
10 Black-led food justice organizations you should know about — Philanthropy News Digest, January 22, 2024
D.C. Hunger Solutions Applauds Decision to Implement New Program to Provide Resources to Combat Summer [Hunger] — Patch, January 19, 2024
D.C. SNAP recipients will get temporary boost in February, city says —The Washington Post, January 12, 2024
Changes In DC’s SNAP Program — WHUR-FM, January 3, 2024
The Council is Threatening a Lawsuit Over Bowser’s Refusal to Expand SNAP Benefits. It’s the Culmination of Months of Similar Disputes Over Spending. — Washington City Paper, January 2, 2024
2023
Fate of D.C. Council plan to boost food assistance remains murky — The Washington Post, December 28, 2023
DC Mayor Bowser faces backlash for decision not to increase SNAP benefits in 2024 — WJLA ABC 7, December 27, 2023
No additional help for SNAP participants in DC — Telemundo 44, December 13, 2023
Strengthening food security for a more resilient region — Think Regionally Podcast, December 11, 2023
Needy D.C. families expected a SNAP boost. But the city isn’t delivering. — The Washington Post, December 9, 2023
Bowser Opts to Ignore the Law, Raiding Money for Increased SNAP Benefits Mandated by the Council —Washington City Paper, December 8, 2023
Local Organizations Help Families During the Holidays — The Washington Informer, November 21, 2023
Breaking Bread: LaMonika Jones Unveils the Blueprint for Hunger Eradication in D.C. — The Edible Activist Podcast, November 19, 2023
SNAP benefits to expand in 2024, alleviating struggles of D.C. residents — The Afro, November 14, 2023
Voices Of Wards 7 and 8: What One Grocery Store Serving Thousands Means To The Community, — DCist, October 10, 2023
Casey Awards $2.1 Million in Grants to 21 Organizations That Advance State Policy Solutions —The Annie E. Casey Foundation, October 6, 2023
D.C. SNAP recipients expected to get boost thanks to city’s excess revenue — The Washington Post, October 4, 2023
In a changing Mount Pleasant, Bancroft Elementary loses federal grant — The Washington Post, September 23, 2023
LaMonika Jones Takes Charge as Director of D.C. Hunger Solutions to Combat Food Insecurity — The Washington Informer, September 20, 2023
Residents in Wards 7 and 8 Struggle with Food Insecurity Amid Grocery Store Shortage — The Washington Informer, September 13, 2023
APHSA Recognizes D.C. Hunger Solutions and the District of Columbia’s Department of Human
Services with the AASD Collaborating Star Award — American Public Human Services Association, August 28, 2023
How extreme heat makes hunger in America worse — Axios, August 1, 2023
How heat hits America’s hungry — Axios, July 31, 2023
Study: Access to fresh groceries impacts life-expectancy — Fox 5 News, July 6, 2023
Lidl opens in Columbia Heights, grocery gap disparity remains — DC News Now, June 28, 2023
Two New Grocery Stores Are Opening In Northwest D.C. This Month — DCist, June 14, 2023
D.C. Council approves 2024 budget, delays vote to cap rent increases — The Washington Post, May 30, 2023
DC Council votes to increase SNAP benefits using potential surplus revenue — DC News Now, May 30, 2023
Report shows DC children are missing out on the School Breakfast Program — Street Sense Media, May 3, 2023
Nonprofit grocery stores rehab America’s food deserts — Axios, May 2, 2023
Here are the social services programs losing money in Bowser’s budget — Street Sense Media, April 17, 2023
Meet the organization fighting hunger in the District after termination of emergency SNAP benefits. — Afro News, April 11, 2023
Howard Student Film Highlights Food Insecurity Among College Students — 101, Howard University News Service, March 30, 2023
Bellevue Closes Prominent Grocery Store, Pharmacy — Her Campus, March 27, 2023
With the End of Extra SNAP Allotments, Millions Face Hunger, Privation —The Washington Informer, March 24, 2023
Community Watch and Comment with David Rabin — WPFW, March 14, 2023
D.C. Public Library Black History Month Fireside Chat “As We R”, — February 17, 2023
Can Discount Grocer Lidl Offer Better Food Access in DC’s Ward 7? — Civil Eats, February 6, 2023
Councilmember proposes free school meal bill — Street Sense Media, February 1, 2023
D.C. Council to consider new free proposal: School lunch — The Washington Post, January 19, 2023
Column: GW must take steps to address food insecurity on campus and in D.C. — The GW Hatchet, January 19, 2023
Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Legislation to Benefit Students from Pre-Kindergarten Through College — The DC Line, January 17, 2023
A mobile grocery truck is bringing fresh produce to residents east of the Anacostia river — WAMU, January 10, 2023
2022
D.C. Council Reviews Bill Addressing Senior Hunger — Washington Informer, October 10, 2022
Skyland Lidl stirs emotions for Ward 7 decades after promises — The Washington Post, September 29, 2022
D.C.’s First Lidl Opens At Skyland, Bringing A Supermarket To Ward 7 — DCist, September 28, 2022
Giant’s Healthy Living Program Brought to Ward 8 in Southeast D.C. — Washington Informer, September 21, 2022
D.C. Calls for Renewal of Universal Free School Meals — Washington Informer, September 21, 2022
Greater Washington’s Grocery Problems Explained — Washington Business Journal, August 26, 2022
‘You are not forgotten’ Nonprofit Mary House brings food, resources to immigrant communities in DC— WUSA9, August 8, 2022
Black-owned stores work to end D.C.’s food deserts — The Washington Post, July 7, 2022
D.C. Organizations Fight Food Insecurity During Summer Break — The Washington Informer, July 6, 2022
U.S. online grocery delivery boom helps open up access to fresh food — Thomson Reuters Foundation, July 5, 2022
In D.C., seniors often struggle to find food — The Washington Post, June 26, 2022
Giant Signs Tentative Deal To Build Grocery Store In Long-Vacant Site In Ward 7 — DCist, June 16, 2022
Confronting D.C. food deserts and hunger — The DMV Download, June 16, 2022
D.C. Council Member Henderson Sponsors Bill to Aid Food-Insecure Residents — The Washington Informer, May 11, 2022
Food desert regions use federal funds to bring healthy food to communities — The Guardian, April 29, 2022
Delivering to food deserts: The people and organizations trying to improve food accessibility in DC — Street Sense Media, April 27, 2022
As Pandemic Aid Ends, Struggling Families Face a Housing Nightmare — Washington Post Magazine, April 21, 2022
Rising Grocery Costs May Pressure SNAP Participants to Cut Back on Fresh Produce — Very Well Health, March 25, 2022
D.C. Hoping Eminent Domain Action, Retail Pioneers Can Help Solve The Southeast Food Desert— Bisnow, February 15, 2022
As Grocers Open in DC, Underserved Neighborhoods Still Lack Access to Healthy Food — NBC 4 Washington, February 8, 2022
Bowser Plans To Use Eminent Domain To Bring Grocery Store To Long-Vacant Lot East of the Anacostia River — DCIST, January 28, 2022
2021
Tusk Philanthropies Announces 2022 Anti-Hunger Campaigns as Food Insecurity Remains High Across the U.S. — Yahoo Finance, December 13, 2021
Gentrification Blamed for Food Insecurity in Wards 7, 8 — The Washington Informer, October 26, 2021
Local food programs met food needs through the COVID-19 pandemic — Street Sense Media, September 29, 2021
Kaiser Permanente Collaborates on Local SNAP Outreach Campaigns to Fight Food Insecurity in Maryland and DC — Kaiser Permanente, May 12, 2021
New Exhibit Highlights Food Insecurity — NBC Washington, April 22, 2021
2020
Lack Of Access To Full-Service Grocery Stores Takes A Toll On D.C.’s Poorest — WAMU, December 16, 2020
Even in a prosperous city like D.C., many still go hungry, report finds — The Washington Post, September 19, 2020
Coronavirus cases in the nation’s capital reveal a tale of two cities — Good Morning America, May 22, 2020
Amid COVID-19, SNAP Rolls Out Online Ordering — Next City, May 21, 2020
How the COVID-19 pandemic is shedding light on social inequality in Washington, D.C. — ABC News Live, May 21, 2020
D.C. SNAP Beneficiaries Can Buy Groceries Online Through Amazon — WUSA9, May 13, 2020
2019
D.C. faces some of the highest food insecurity rates in United States: report — The GW Hatchet, November 4, 2019
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Maternal and Infant Health Summit: Addressing Disparities in Maternal Health in Washington, D.C. — New Security Beat, September 26, 2019
A new nutrition group aims to erase the link between value and massive portions — Quartz, August 25, 2019
Success! Washington, DC To Fully Fund School Breakfast — Care2, June 20, 2019
D.C. Requires That Schools Offer Free Breakfast, But Not All Kids Are Getting It — WAMU, April 23, 2019
2018
Community helps Southeast, DC elderly woman who struggles to get to nearest supermarket — WUSA9, November 16, 2018
This teen-led food co-op is harvesting a healthier future — PBS NewsHour, August 7, 2018
SNAP Recipients May Soon Lose Mobile Access At Farmers Markets — WAMU, July 27, 2018
Fair Food Access For All — Foodie and the Beast, July 16, 2018
Podcast featuring Beverley Wheeler, director of D.C. Hunger Solutions
DC’s Biggest Grocery Problem — Washingtonian, March 25, 2018
Despite a Panoply of Programs, D.C. Seniors Still Experience Hunger — Washington City Paper, January 25, 2018