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Solutions Desk
By Alaska Public MediaNews
Solutions Desk episodes
- Old solutions that keep working: SNAP
Researchers say one of the most effective ways to fight hunger nationwide is also one of the oldest: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It's still making sure fewer Alaskans go to bed hungry.
7 min - Catching food security in a dipnet
Droves of people flood the Kenai Peninsula to dipnet each year, but does it pay? Given how much you spend on gear and gas, is it a viable solution for food insecurity? Some say yes.
6 min - Fighting hunger with books and buses
Summer meals programs for getting food to hungry kids don't work in rural areas, especially in Alaska. People in Talkeetna are overcoming that problem with the help of books, buses, and backpacks. This is the first story from Alaska Public Media’s new Solutions Desk – a look at what’s working to make communities stronger in Alaska. This month, we’re talking about solutions for hunger.
6 min
About Solutions Desk
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Alaska, like every other state, has problems. But it also has solutions. Some are new and innovative, and some are centuries old. Each week Alaska Public Media's Solutions Desk will highlight what's…
happening around the state that's making our communities stronger.