The U.S. Is Still a Long Way From Eliminating Food Insecurity [CityLab.com]

Samantha Sangenito 4/25/164:00 AM

Food insecurity in America is an issue that can be hard to see. It is not synonymous with poverty: two-thirds of food-insecure households have incomes above the national poverty level, according to new data from The Hamilton Project. The same report also demonstrates that the way food insecurity is measured often masks the extent of the problem. Instances of food insecurity often arise suddenly and temporarily, and as a result are difficult to track from year to year.

[For more of this story, written by Eillie Anzilotti, go to http://www.citylab.com/politic...d-insecurity/479391/]

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