Kenneth Rasmussen expects to graduate in spring 2024 with a degree in journalism. Rasmussen who has written for the Downtown Devil, as well as interned with Arizona Capitol Times and OutVoices magazine is currently an audio reporter for Cronkite News.
PHOENIX – A record-breaking 50,000 families visited the Phoenix and Surprise locations of St. Mary’s Food Bank just in August. With the cost of living on the rise, Arizonans in need are turning to the food bank to help make ends meet.
Americorps puts $2 million toward supporting the Arizona Food Bank Network by opening positions in the state to help curb hunger.
MESA – AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, has granted $180,000 to the Arizona Food Bank Network to fund 33 VISTA positions in the state. VISTA workers will dedicate a year to giving back to food insecure communities.