food insecurity

Cougar Food Pantry seeing increase in need among WSU students

&feature=youtu.beMore Murrow News StoriesPULLMAN (Murrow News 8) - With many students experiencing food insecurity, Washington State University’s food…

Joe Tice, the Tukwila Pantry's executive director, stocks tables with canned goods at the food bank in Tukwila, Washington. (Credit: Lance Cheung / USDA)

Local News

Zonas rurales, las más afectadas por la inseguridad alimentaria según estudio

Un estudio reciente del Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos, USDA por sus siglas en inglés, dice que la inseguridad alimentaria en las zonas rurales está empeorando. El año pasado, 18 millones de hogares no tenían un buen acceso a los alimentos.

A man in a red and green shirt with blue jeans is standing next to two rows of canned food that's sitting on a table. He is in a small white room with fluorescent lights above him.

Local News

Rural areas hit hard by food insecurity, study finds

(Runtime 1:03)Before she began looking into food insecurity in rural areas, Sarah Whitley knew what it was like to go to school hungry.Now, she’s studying…

Local News

Latinx food bank keeps feeding communities in Washington

(Runtime 0:53) With less funding for food assistance after COVID, the only Latinx Food Bank in Washington keeps working to support Hispanic families and…

Local News

Trying To End The Stigma Of Student Food Pantries

By Saydee Phothivongsa / Murrow News ServiceOn the first floor of the Compton union building on the Washington State University campus is the Cougar Food…

The new Trump administration rule makes it harder for states to waive the requirement that adults work at least 20 hours a week in order to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — benefits. Some low-income college students could be affected. CREDIT: Danny Moloshok/AP

National News

New SNAP Rule Impacts College Students By Limiting Food Benefits And Adding Confusion

College students often struggle to make ends meet, and food insecurity is more common on campus than you might think. A new rule makes it even more challenging for some to get food stamps.