The Thanksgiving meals distributed by one Valley food bank increased by nearly 400% from last year. Gerri Powers sat in her car in the parking lot outside the Mesa Convention Center on Friday morning, waiting as United Food Bank volunteers handed out food at its weekly drive-thru distribution. It’s the sixth or seventh time Powers...

Lorraine Longhi December 15, 2020 11:21 am MST

Arizona has given food banks $1.6 million, with $600,000 of that going to St. Mary’s, which also has served the Navajo Nation. At one point Tuesday, cars came through at a rate of one every minute, six lanes across, to get boxes and bags of turkeys, potatoes, and canned food from St. Mary’s Food Bank....

Ray Alonzo November 25, 2020 7:58 am MST

Nearly 30 million households nationwide say they don’t have enough food to feed their family.

Olivia Munson October 21, 2020 7:21 am MST

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden demands a united national response to the coronavirus crisis, while Trump writes off mounting deaths.

Meghan McCarthy August 5, 2020 8:40 am MST

The pandemic led to an initiative that provides Navajos with sheep to raise and the means to start their own gardens.