The largest increases were seen among communities of color after they were disproportionately affected by high unemployment, infection, and death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. One in five Black and Hispanic adults were struggling to find enough food while a third were behind on their rent, according toSeveral initiatives from The Emergency Food Assistance Program , which received a $450m boost, are set to expire on December 31. The $4.
"There's a very robust body of evidence that shows that when kids miss meals, it affects their physical health, how they perform in school or don't perform, their graduation rates, and even their lifetime earnings, so the cost of doing nothing is very high. I worry a lot that we are looking at a lost generation of American kids.
"It's very frustrating that we're nine months into this pandemic and the last legislation to help families was back in April. Congress needs to take action immediately. Families that are struggling now can't wait and unfortunately for millions of families across the US, this is going to be the hungriest holiday season they will ever face."
Experts believe that there is likely "more hunger in the US today than at any point since 1998," when the US Census Bureau first began tracking food poverty, according to
What has Trump been doing while millions of ppl facing food insecurity? Asking ppl for donations!! What has Trump been doing while millions of ppl are suffering from the virus and dying? Golfing, tweeting and firing ppl who are against him.
“Food insecurity” is a poor term to describe hunger and starvation.
People and companies in the U.S should stop destroying and throwing millions of tones of perfectly good food away.
More good news please(((