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Several pantries in the region have seen their number of customers double since the pandemic began. Some folks who never needed food assistance before this summer are coming for the first time.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, May 19, 2021.

A new mobile food pantry will help ensure kids in the Granite School District have enough to eat. The Granite Education Foundation, the district’s…

One out of every eight Utah households struggled to afford enough food last year. It’s better than the national average, but advocates say there’s still…

As school lets out, many children lose access to free or reduced-price school meals. Efforts to provide meals to those kids begin next week.At Sunnyside…

This time of year, many Utahns are giving away food to help those in need. But that need is there all year round. One in seven households in Utah…

School is out for many children in Utah, and that means some of them are not getting the free meals they got during the school year. To fill that need,…

The Salt Lake City Mayor’s office has for 13 years hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in partnership with the Utah Food Bank. Today more than…

A food pantry in Murray has closed its doors because of federal sequestration budget cuts. Nonprofit organizations in Utah are trying to figure out how to…

Low-income advocates are asking Governor Gary Herbert to remember Utahns who can’t afford basic healthcare this holiday season. On Friday, staff from…

Summer vacation is here, and that means many low-income Utah children may be missing meals that were provided for free or reduced price in school. A…