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While pandemic food aid programs have ended, organizations like Cross-Lines are searching for long-term solutions to increase food access.

Federal COVID-19 relief boosted SNAP payments. But some states have ended their disaster declarations to speed up the economic recovery even as advocates warn that some people will go hungry.

Gov. Mike Parson stopped all federal pandemic-related unemployment programs, effective June 12, in the hopes of incentivizing people to return to the workforce.

For households with kids, the percentage who didn't know where their next meal was coming from jumped from 13.6 to 28 percent since the coronavirus struck.

The coronavirus saw food insecurity for households with children rise 15 points and the Kansas City woman giving fatigues worn by service members new purpose.

Fewer Missourians are on unemployment, but many are underemployed compared to last year. That's kept demand high at the state's food banks.

The busiest places in Kansas City this holiday may be our food banks.

Local food bank Harvesters donated nearly 7 million pounds of food in the month of October — the most in its 40 year history.

Feeding those in need has always been in the eatery's business plan but the pandemic caused owner Meg Heriford to convert it to a full-time community kitchen.

Just a few months ago, food insecurity was said to be at its lowest point since before the Great Recession.

The coronavirus pandemic is increasing food insecurity among young people, and a new podcast now out on NPR explores a family operation generating millions of likes, follows and dollars in the name of gun rights.

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