Richmond’s community is riddled with food insecurity
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Do you know where your next meal is coming from? That is a question many of us are fortunate enough to not think about — a question that we must not fear responding to because we are confident and secure about our access to food. But for those of us who […]
Community fridge project provides free food for Richmond residents
Claire Darcy, Contributing Writer A vibrant pink fridge on the sidewalk of Venable Street reads “free food” in painted letters. Inside the brightly colored appliance are mountains of grocery essentials, such as fresh produce and loaves of bread. Richmond’s free community fridge made its debut on Jan. 30 at Pomona, a plant and coffee shop […]
Richmond group utilizes grocery pickup in mission to end food insecurity
Ebonique Little, Staff Writer For years, a group of Richmond residents crammed inside a small house on Hanover Street every week, cooking nutritious meals for the city’s homeless and low-income population. “It’s so hard to cook for 50 people in a tiny little Fan kitchen,” Richmond resident Laney Sullivan said. “I would wash the dishes […]
Pantry sees less Rams, plenty of food on shelves
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer With VCU’s Monroe Park Campus eerily quiet, it’s unsurprising that shelves in a room of the University Student Commons are full of fresh, donated produce and boxes of food. The room is home to Ram Pantry, a service that provides donated grocery items to food-insecure students. Since the onset of COVID-19, […]
Richmond Public Schools combats food insecurity during COVID-19
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer As Richmond Public Schools prepare to begin a virtual school year, the school system is working to ensure that children are not left without food this fall. RPS provided breakfast and lunch to children in the Richmond community after COVID-19 shutdowns began in March, and the program continued throughout the summer. […]