1 in 6 Americans Is Food Insecure

🇺🇸 Shockingly enough, while almost 40% of the country’s food is thrown away each year, more than 54 million Americans – 18 million of which are children – were food insecure in 2020, according to data from Feeding America. These numbers represent a huge increase from pre-pandemic levels, when 37 million people and 11 million children were considered food insecure, and are expected to rise further in the coming years.

🧑 Like everywhere else in the world, the food crisis in the US is expected to hit the most vulnerable groups, including low-income people, children, the elderly, and immigrants, further exacerbating the already glaring disparities the country has been dealing with for a long time.

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