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Data Show 40 Percent of US Households May Become a Permanent Underclass

A growing number of US households cannot meet their monthly expenses for the basic necessities of life. The problem has persisted for years.

July 31, 2024BY Steven Kovac

Concurrent Water and Food Insecurity Doubled for US Children: Study

Between 2005 and 2020, simultaneous food and water insecurity among children grew from 4.6 percent to 10.3 percent ...

June 7, 2024BY A.C. Dahnke

Los Angeles County Approves ‘Office of Food Equity’

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan on Nov. 7 to create an Office ...

November 11, 2023BY Jill McLaughlin

The Food Insecurity Lie

Commentary President Joe Biden said 24 million Americans “suffer from food insecurity!” News anchors were shocked that there's ...

November 1, 2023BY John Stossel

Produce Grown on This Campus Goes to Hungry Students (+ Recipes)

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh—RandiLynn Frohnapfel hopes to land a job in the hospitality and tourism ...

September 3, 2023BY Tribune News Service

Australia’s Ambitious Foreign Policy Agenda Looks to Push Engagement With Africa

Australia is seeking to engage more with Africa, with the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Tim Watts telling ...

February 13, 2023BY Victoria Kelly-Clark

Food Costs for the Average Family of 4 Will Exceed $300 Weekly in 2023: Report

An average family of four can expect to spend more than $300 per week on food this year, ...

January 4, 2023BY Marnie Cathcart

After Rent and Food Costs, Little to Nothing Left at Month’s End for 1 in 7 Households: Ottawa Public Health Report

A new report from Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says one in seven households in the nation's capital city ...

November 13, 2022BY Marnie Cathcart

Food Insecurity to Worsen in Sri Lanka Amid Poor Harvest, Economic Crisis: UN

Food insecurity has "increased dramatically " in cash-strapped Sri Lanka, with the number of people requiring life-saving assistance ...

November 9, 2022BY Aldgra Fredly

Inflationary Pressures Leading to ‘Weak Demand,’ Expensive Housing, and Food Insecurities: Fed’s Beige Book

U.S. economic activity was mostly flat, while some regions showed a decline with low spending following interest-rate hikes, ...

October 20, 2022BY Naveen Athrappully

Nearly 1M LA County Households Reported Food Insecurity During Pandemic: Report

LOS ANGELES—Nearly 1 million Los Angeles County households reported being food insecure during the pandemic, and among the ...

October 14, 2021BY City News Service

Comfort Food: Nonprofit Gives Americans 100K Free Lasagnas

On a recent summer morning, Lynn Hirsch was determined as she packed the back of her gray SUV ...

August 13, 2021BY The Associated Press

Combating Global Food Insecurity

Commentary As COVID-19, violent conflicts, and natural disasters persist around the world, an increasing number of people face ...

June 13, 2021BY Callista L. Gingrich

Trudeau Announces Additional $100M for Food Banks Amid Pandemic

The federal government is providing an additional $100 million to food banks and local food organizations to help ...

October 9, 2020BY Isaac Teo

Amidst the Pandemic, the Fight to Feed the Hungry Goes On

The pandemic has exacerbated the issue of food insecurity, but Food Rescue US is adapting to these chaotic ...

April 17, 2020BY Andrew Thomas

College Students Combat Hunger With Student Kitchens

Eating ramen noodles and fast food is often thought of as a rite of passage for a lot ...

February 5, 2019BY Andrew Thomas

Yemen: A Country in Most Need of Help

Yemen has the greatest population of people in need of urgent assistance in the world, new data has ...

November 12, 2018BY Ilene Eng

US Is a Land of Plenty, so Why Do Millions of Americans Still Go Hungry?

Are people in the United States getting enough to eat?

April 6, 2016BY Jay L. Zagorsky