FoodInsecurity

North Carolina Republican to state official: 'Put your personal agenda aside' and let kids go hungry

North Carolina Republicans are very concerned about free school lunches. In a debate on whether to continue providing free school lunches to all the kids in the state ranked eighth for child hunger, …

Thu Feb 10, 2022

Biden should keep fighting for his 'signature domestic policy achievement,' Democratic senators urge

Weeks after a massively successful policy to fight child poverty lapsed, a group of Democratic senators is making another push to restore it. The policy is the expanded child tax credit, and Sens. …

Fri Jan 28, 2022

36 million families won't get a child tax credit check this week, thanks to Sen. Joe Manchin

On Jan. 15, around 36 million households with children won’t get a payment that many had come to rely on over the previous six months. Thanks to Sen. Joe Manchin and every single Senate Republican, …

Wed Jan 12, 2022

Connect! Unite! Act! 42 million Americans face food insecurity

Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series that seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet regularly to socialize, get out the vote, support candidates, and engage …

Sat Nov 6, 2021

Billions for defense budget, yet many military families go hungry

Literal billions—$753 billion, to be exact—have been requested to beef up the nation’s defense systems; what remains to be seen is whether the White House or Congress will get the lead out to do …

Mon Oct 25, 2021

Nearly one in four people in the U.S. still struggle with food insecurity, poll shows

Like the coronavirus pandemic, food insecurity continues even when it recedes from the headlines. A new poll finds 23% of people in the U.S. haven’t been able to get enough to eat or haven’t been able …

Sun Sep 26, 2021

Guess why this school board decided not to allow free meals for all students regardless of income

While the novel coronavirus pandemic has been the topic of conversation for more than a year, it’s not the only public health crisis that merits acknowledgment and action. People in this nation are …

Wed Aug 25, 2021

First round of child tax credit payments has reduced hunger–do Blue Dogs want to endanger that?

Just one round of child tax credit (CTC) payments had sharply reduced hunger rates and has provided an overall and significant boost to the economy. Not bad for a month’s work. It’s also a …

Fri Aug 13, 2021

Study: Food assistance falls far short of meeting the needs of America's food insecure

Congress stepped up for food insecure people in this pandemic, boosting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds by 15%. But that still left hungry people in 41% of U.S. counties where …

Wed Jul 28, 2021