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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

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