Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Food Insecurity

Here are some more links about the current state of food insecurity in the United States:

From the New York Times:

Hunger in U.S. at a 14-Year High

By JASON DePARLE
Published: November 16, 2009

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who lived in households that lacked consistent access to adequate food soared last year, to 49 million, the highest since the government began tracking what it calls “food insecurity” 14 years ago, the Department of Agriculture reported Monday...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/us/17hunger.html?scp=2&sq=food%20insecurity&st=cse

IFC Executive Director Chris Moran connects nationwide food insecurity to local needs: http://www.wchl1360.com/detailswide.html?id=12421


The Food and Research Action Center, a non-profit devoted to to eradicating hunger and under-nutrition in the United States: http://www.frac.org/index.html

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