Chris Costanzo

Reinvestment Partners has been on a mission to make its produce-prescription program a standard healthcare service that can be reimbursed by insurers. The results of its latest clinical trial move it one step closer to that goal, with some caveats. The Du... See more

It took several months to get going, but Feeding Westchester is now humming along with an initiative that uses Medicaid dollars to deliver nutritious food to the doors of eligible residents. Every Wednesday morning, the Elmsford, N.Y.-based food bank over... See more

On a typical day, food banks match warehouse inventory to partner agency requests and dispatch drivers along a planned route. While agencies submit their requests in advance, final deliveries often differ as real-time inventory fluctuates. At each stop, t... See more

Not many food banks produce detailed reports about the level of food insecurity throughout their service areas, but the ones that do cite numerous benefits. With the USDA ceasing publication of its annual household food security report, the question of wh... See more

Students who succeeded in securing a total of $1 million in the Michigan state budget to address college food insecurity achieved their goal in part by placing their fellow students’ stories at the center of their campaign. In 2024, Michigan State Univers... See more