- USDA: Many Americans struggling to find enough to eat, By Christopher Doering, September 5, 2013, USA Today: “Americans are having a hard time getting enough food as the economic downturn continues to weigh on households throughout the country, according to a report released by the Agriculture Department Wednesday. The report said 14.5% of households, or about 49 million people in 17.6 million households, were food insecure during 2012. While the figure was down slightly from 14.9% reported in 2011, the highest level since the USDA began collecting data in 1995, the government said the decline could be the result of the sampling pool used to complete the study…”
- Millions still struggle with hunger in U.S., USDA finds, By Tony Pugh, September 4, 2013, Anchorage Daily News: “Some 17.6 million U.S. households had trouble feeding their family members at times last year as ‘food insecurity’ remained at near-record levels for the fifth straight year, according to a government report released Wednesday…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty