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2022 United States Hunger Facts and Statistics
Why is ‘food security’ the term we use instead of hunger in the U.S.? What do the latest statistics reveal about the challenges families face in securing their next meal? Discover why over 17 million households are food insecure and explore the root causes in our latest fact sheet.
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Hunger Quiz: Food Insecurity in the United States 2022
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United States Hunger in the News
Read the latest news and analysis about U.S. food insecurity below.
Surviving ‘food apartheid’ in Mississippi’s capital
In a neighborhood where a third of households earn less than US$15,000 a year and 15% are unemployed, finding something to eat takes creativity....
Elementary school ‘share tables’ keep unwanted lunch food out of trash
As we get closer to #Thanksgiving, ...
James Beard chefs come to the “rescue” of wasted food in Pittsburgh
Learn about 412 Food Rescue, the numerically named nonprofit that works to prevent food waste throughout greater Pittsburgh....
Colorado Farmer Fighting Hunger With Free Harvest
The 120 acre Miller Farms in Platteville, Colorado, USA, is packed with potatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions, and a variety of other vegetables. After a fruitful year of growing, the farm’s owner is offering up all of his excess crops to feed families at no cost....
18 Veterans Programs Feeding the Food Movement
This Veterans Day, Food Tank brings you 18 initiatives from around the United States that are working to help veterans...
Following Puerto Rico, José Andrés says his nonprofit may focus more on relief work
After preparing 2 million meals for the people of Puerto Rico, often the only hot food locals had on the island following Hurricane Maria, José Andrés and his nonprofit organization are now looking to expand their mission and focus their efforts on feeding other victims of natural disasters....
Food to the Rescue: Drexel Food Lab
Converting surplus food to value-added food products: Case study highlights Drexel University efforts to reduce food waste...
For a Tribe With a Tradition of Sharing, Food Sovereignty Is Complicated Economics
South Dakota’s Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribal members would rather share their food than sell it. But that gets in the way of building a local cash economy....
Why so many veterans go hungry — and VA’s new plan to fix it
A first-of-its-kind program of the Department of Veterans Affairs will screen all vets who visit its health-care facilities for hunger, asking them whether they've struggled to afford food in the past three months. Many veterans are reluctant to reach out for help and those with disabilities, mental...
Where People Are Actually Going Hungry in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County, California looked at data from 2002 to 2015, collected as part of an ongoing regional health survey, and found that food insecurity in the region increased, with nearly 1/3 of lower income households affected....
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