Food Insecurity

Thanks to a federal program, TPS will expand an already-existing meal program to all students.

The food insecurity grant will be funded by an allocation of recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.

The numbers are alarming -- about 10.2% of American households are food insecure, and about 15.6% Oklahoma households are food insecure.

The senior population is the fastest-growing demographic in Oklahoma; locally, Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa has been assisting them for 50+ years.

The program, aimed at assisting Type 2 diabetics and now beginning its second year, is set to expand both the number of people it serves and the number of clinics where it's available.

For the second straight year, the City of Tulsa's Stock the Station Food Drive is being held as an online event because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oklahoma is among just 13 states that still levy a sales tax on groceries, but there appears to be some agreement on addressing that.Lawmakers, policy…

Oklahoma families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits stand to receive 25% more than they did before the pandemic starting in…

A local nonprofit dedicated to fighting food insecurity is resuming its monthly block parties featuring entertainment, food trucks and fresh produce on a…

Food security advocates said Thursday that Gov. Kevin Stitt's ending of Oklahoma's declared state of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic means as many as…