Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/09/06/16974/#.WbFv87KGMdU By Lecia Imbery September 6, 2017 An estimated 15.6 million American households were food insecure at least some time during the year in 2016, meaning they were not always able to provide enough food for all household members. … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/11/16/implications-marginal-food-security/#.WCyODLIrIdU By Melissa Roark November 16, 2016 If you work in the anti-poverty field, it is likely that you’ve heard of food security and food insecurity, but hidden between the two categories is another subcategory: marginal food security. What makes a household … Continued
NOTE: In Pennsylvania, an average of 12.4% experienced low food security from 2013-2015, and 4.8% experience very low food security. See the table with numbers for all states at http://frac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/foodinsec_2015_table_fmt.pdf. From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Despite progress, more … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/09/14/impossible-choices/#.V9m3-vkrIdU By David Elliot September 14, 2016 Of course we know that hunger exists in America – and that an estimated 15.3 million children in our country, or one in five, live in a household where there is a real … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): The Global Food Security Act (GFSA) passed both House (last week) and Senate (last night (4/20)! Oxfam applauds this because it places strong, bipartisan Congressional support behind global efforts to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition around … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/04/06/fact-week-lower-income-renters-spend-nearly-h=alf-income-rent/#.VwUiDfkrIdU By Lecia Imbery April 6, 2016 Housing costs traditionally eat up a large portion of most Americans’ budgets. But for lower-income renters, rising housing costs mean even less money is left over to cover everything else. According to new … Continued