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A news report by the Associated Press finds that even as the economic results of the pandemic are subsiding, food insecurity remains persistent, especially for children and the elderly.
For instance, data from Feeding America, a national network of most U.S. food banks, shows its members distributed about 42 percent more food in the last three months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. The quantity of food allotted in those three months was only 1 percent lower than in the months of July, August, and September of 2020.
“A lot of families who were living paycheck to paycheck before the pandemic were already experiencing food insecurity,” says Katie Fitzgerald, chief operating officer of Feeding America. “Now, the level of insecurity for some has grown more extreme, when you see real hunger—mom skipping meals to feed the family.” Read More
For instance, data from Feeding America, a national network of most U.S. food banks, shows its members distributed about 42 percent more food in the last three months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. The quantity of food allotted in those three months was only 1 percent lower than in the months of July, August, and September of 2020.
“A lot of families who were living paycheck to paycheck before the pandemic were already experiencing food insecurity,” says Katie Fitzgerald, chief operating officer of Feeding America. “Now, the level of insecurity for some has grown more extreme, when you see real hunger—mom skipping meals to feed the family.” Read More
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