Washington Post: America's economic pain brings hunger pangs 

Scouting for Food bags to be picked up this Saturday November 21!

USDA report on access to food 'unsettling,' Obama says
The nation's economic crisis has catapulted the number of Americans who lack enough food to the highest level since the government has been keeping track, according to a new federal report, which shows that nearly 50 million people -- including almost one child in four -- struggled last year to get enough to eat. Read the full article.

St. Louis Area Foodbank Rural Distribution Program Helps Neediest Counties in Missouri and Illinois: Food Fair in Pinckneyville helps feed more than 200 families. Click here to see video. 


Help the Foodbank by ROUNDING UP or adding a dollar or two to your bill during the St. Louis Originals' Restaurant Week: Nov. 29 - Dec. 5, 2009. Click here for more.