Food insecurity — and outright hunger — are not new problems for families in Appalachia. But inflation, continued economic challenges and changes in (or elimination of) state and federal supports mean ...

Food scarcity—the unreliable access to adequate, nutritious food—affects approximately 44 million Americans, including 13 million children. While hunger’s physical consequences receive significant ...

In the year before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 10.5 percent of US households, or roughly 35 million Americans, were food insecure. This number has jumped significantly since March 2020, with some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Errol Schweizer has the essential take on the grocery industry. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is at the ...

The last survey of U.S. food security that the Agriculture Department is scheduled to produce found that 13.7% of households were food insecure in 2024, the highest rate since 2014. The Trump ...

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This week, more than 42 million Americans, including 16 million children, are set to lose their monthly food benefits as part of the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Many of ...