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10/31/2025

It seems like every day, the needs in our communities grow more urgent.

Families are stretched thin. The weight of uncertainty lingers. And beneath it all, people are carrying quiet battles... financial stress, exhaustion, anxiety, isolation.

Amid the government shutdown, millions are preparing to lose food aid, placing even more strain on households already nearing their limits. Our President and CEO, Angela F. Williams, is calling on all of us to step up and ask: How can we be good neighbors?

At United Way, we see it. We feel it. And we’re here to help.

Through our partners and the 211 network, we’re connecting people to food, housing, mental health care, and the kind of support that reminds us: none of us are alone.

💙 If you need help, or know someone who does, call or text 211 — a free, confidential helpline available 24/7.

🔗 Read more in the latest news story via Los Angeles Times: https://untdwy.org/43Eku7Z

10/30/2025

🚨 Millions are at risk of losing access to food. SNAP—our nation’s first line of defense against hunger—could soon run out of funds due to the federal government shutdown, affecting over 40 million people.

Life can change in an instant. SNAP helps families stay nourished through hard times and get back on their feet.

We must come together for our neighbors facing impossible choices. Your voice and generosity can make a real difference.

Give now: bit.ly/4hrZTts

04/29/2025

Mike Etchart kneels in a field, surrounded by rows of crisp, leafy cabbage. 🥬 Under the warm Arizona sky, he slices a plump head off a plant and holds it up, admiring the harvest.

“We harvest green cabbage from November to June every year,” he says. “This is for retail—so we box it up and ship it to grocery stores the same night it’s harvested.”

As the farm manager and co-owner of Everkrisp Vegetables, a third-generation family farm near Phoenix, Mike knows the high standards grocery stores require. That means some perfectly good cabbage gets left behind—too big, slightly cracked, or just not the right shape.

Instead of letting that fresh, locally grown food go to waste, Mike works with St. Mary’s Food Bank—a Feeding America partner—to rescue the cabbage and distribute it to neighbors in need.

“After our main harvest, we do a second pass to collect the cabbage that didn’t make it to retail,” Mike explains. “St. Mary’s picks it up and helps get it into the community.”

Across the country, Feeding America rescues over 4 billion pounds of food annually—from farms, retailers, and food manufacturers—to make sure nutritious food like produce, protein, and dairy reaches people facing hunger.

“There’s a lot of love, time, and energy put into this cabbage,” Mike says. And thanks to food rescue, that hard work helps nourish families. ❤️

Join the movement to turn excess into access at: FeedingAmerica.org/FoodRescueChallenge

04/29/2025