Iowa Stops Hunger

Iowa Stops Hunger: Episode 10 - Global Neighbors pantry welcomes ‘neighbors from all over’

In this episode, Business Record reporter Lisa Rossi and Knock and Drop Iowa founder Zuli Garcia discuss the new multicultural pantry joining the DMARC Food Pantry Network in partnership with Polk County Global Neighbors. The pantry features culturally relevant food options on a rotating basis to help meet the unique needs of immigrant and refugee households in central Iowa.

Iowa Stops Hunger: Episode 9 - Congress in the Kitchen

Business Record reporter Lisa Rossi chats with Luke Elzinga, DMARC’s policy and advocacy manager, about how policy decisions and legislation can affect people experiencing hunger — directly or indirectly. They discuss the repercussions of H.R. 1, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” and Iowa’s new regulations on SNAP purchases and the revamped Summer EBT program.

Iowa Stops Hunger: Episode 8 - The Farm Crisis

Iowa State University distinguished professor and historian Pamela Riney-Kehrberg joins us once again to discuss the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. American farmers and agricultural communities nationwide — and especially in Iowa — were thrown into economic turmoil after several missteps coalesced into a farming bust. Policies and practices that helped the nation recover continue to shape the agricultural sector today.

Iowa Stops Hunger: Episode 7 - Helping Veterans Access Food

Deb Fenton-Roe is a Wapello County Veterans Affairs Commissioner and co-coordinator of the Veterans Mobile Food Bank in Wapello, one of only two veteran-specific distributions in Iowa. As a United States veteran herself, she feels passionate about helping others who served to access benefits they need. She talks us through how she gets involved and how others can help veterans in their area.

Iowa Stops Hunger: Episode 6 - The History of SNAP

Iowa State University distinguished professor and historian Pamela Riney-Kehrberg talks through the history of food assistance in the United States. Over the years, different administrations have reshaped the original Food Stamps model into the SNAP system we know today.