#food-insecurity

#food-insecurity

Auset was fresh out of college and living on a vegan diet. Her neighborhood largely lacked healthful options, and she wound up commuting two hours round-trip by bus to buy nutritious food that fit her budget as a recipient of federal food aid. "You spend all of this time on the bus, get somewhere that has healthy food and then you're having to debate with yourself: Can I afford this apple?" Auset recalled.

We cut the eggs in half so that it stretches. We used to give out a whole dozen of eggs. Now we cut the dozens in half so they each get a half a dozen. We're in Georgia, where Jennifer Deal has been operating this food pantry for more than a decade. Now, for the first time, she's running out of food.

"Brooklyn takes care of Brooklyn," said Reynoso.

When you work with the school system you know the families that are in need because there are a lot of babies that come to school and that's the only meal they get,

Bastianich: What was also amazing [was] the control element. There was a note in three languages: "one basket per customer" or "four lemons per customer." So then it was a respect that there's enough for everybody, that it's not abused.

We are rooted so deeply in this community, and we are supported by the community, and so anything we can do to give back. It means everything to us,

"I'm not upset or angry," Oliver told the station. "This is just another mountain for us to climb. And we're going to climb it. We're going to conquer it."

This is extremely important. We want to make sure we feed everybody. We want to make sure we don't have hungry people in San Francisco.

Algin Sutton Recreation Center is located at 8800 S. Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90044. The event is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It aims to serve 750 families with turkeys, Thanksgiving fixings, gift cards, and basic essentials to ensure they can enjoy a holiday meal. The drive-thru is open to the public, and resources will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Every day, tons of fresh, healthy food goes to waste while families go hungry,

The rising cost of living continues to strain many households, and interruptions to food assistance programs during the temporary government shutdown added new stress for those already trying to stay afloat. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2023, about 13.5 percent of U.S. households, including 7.2 million children, experienced food insecurity. This is an increase over the previous year's figures, highlighting how quickly families can slip into hardship when basic needs become unstable.

The pomegranates, squash and apples were in season, pink guavas were so ripe you could smell their heady scent from a distance, and nutrient-packed yams were ready for the holidays. But with federal funding in limbo for the 1.5 million people in Los Angeles County who depend on food aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - or SNAP - the church parking lot hosting the market was largely devoid of customers.