November 24, 2021 – The massive influx in federal spending on food and cash for low-income Americans during the pandemic has softened the blow of the national hunger crisis according to a new report by the nonprofit group Hunger Free America, based mostly on an analysis of federal data. The report was released today in […]
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Government Could End Poverty, Hunger by Making Work Pay and Making Basic Expenses Affordable
November 25, 2020 – A new report by Hunger Free America found that, in 2020, a historic surge in federal funding for SNAP (formerly called Food Stamp) benefits dwarfed the sharp hike in food distributed by charitable food pantries and soup kitchens nationwide. From March 2020 to July 2020, the total SNAP caseload in 33 […]
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School Lunch Participation Nationwide Plummeted 25% During Pandemic
July 24, 2020 – The number of federally-subsidized lunches served by schools nationwide plummeted after the start of the pandemic because alternative food distribution programs set up by school districts after they closed their buildings generally failed to meet the massive local child nutrition needs, according to new federal data analyzed by Hunger Free America. From February […]