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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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United States Hunger in the News
Read the latest news and analysis about U.S. food insecurity below.
Puerto Rico emerges from storm; water and some food scarce
Most food stores and restaurants remain closed, largely because power is out for most of the island and few have generators or enough diesel to power them. The shops that were open Monday had long lines outside and vast empty shelves where they once held milk, meat and other perishables. Drinking wa...
Childhood hunger in North Philadelphia more than triples in 10 years
Childhood hunger in North Philadelphia increased from 3.1% in 2006 to 9.7% in 2016, compared to 8.8% for all US children. Working families struggled with rising housing costs and flat wages in a city where 26 percent of all residents live in poverty, making Philadelphia the poorest of the 10 most po...
5 Ways Schools Can Boost the Local Food Economy
This post discusses five different ways that schools can increase the amount of locally procured food they serve students, despite the hurdles of cost and logistics....
Report: Hunger in U.S. Drops to Lowest in a Decade
Annual USDA report shows the number of people facing hunger in the U.S. declined last year to the lowest since 2007 as unemployment fell and some states strengthened child-nutrition programs....
Pilot project promotes food security at schools
A 3-year pilot project measured the impact of providing targeted outreach on-site to elementary school students and families using mobile food banks and nutritional programs....
Hunger receded after the recession but not for older Americans, U.S. figures show
Census survey shows proportion of people over 60 deemed to be "facing hunger" has been on a steady climb that began in 2001 and has plateaued but not dropped in recent years....
Op Ed: Farm-To-Table May Feel Virtuous, But It’s Food Labor That’s Ripe For Change
Farm-to-table's sincere glow distracts from how the production and processing of even the most pristine ingredients — from field or dock or slaughterhouse to restaurant or school cafeteria — is nearly always configured to rely on cheap labor. Work very often performed by people who are themselve...
How an urban school’s gardening project healed a community
"The Power of a Plant" is the inspiring story about how teacher Stephen Ritz incorporated gardening and plants into the curriculum in his South Bronx school, moving the graduation rate of students from 17 percent to 100 percent and improved attendance to 93 percent. ...
Meals on Wheels Client Asks Congress to #SaveLunch For Millions of At-Risk Seniors
With Congress in the midst of its annual appropriations debate, Meals on Wheels America launched a video vignette featuring Carol – a real Meals on Wheels client living in Whitehall Township, PA – in an effort to influence the important funding decisions that put millions of seniors at risk. Car...
Why does America have so many hungry kids?
The United States exports more food than any other country in the world. So why do families with children have trouble getting enough food in such a prosperous nation?...
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