According to the USDA, more than 34 million people, including 9 million children, in the United States are food insecure. 

 

The pandemic has increased food insecurity among families with children and communities of color, who already faced hunger at much higher rates before the pandemic.

 

Every community in the country is home to families who face hunger. But rural communities are especially hard hit by hunger.

 

Many households that experience food insecurity do not qualify for federal nutrition programs and visit their local food banks and other food programs for extra support.

 

Hunger in African American, Latino, and  Native American communities is higher because of systemic racial injustice. To achieve a hunger-free America, we must address the root causes of hunger and structural and systemic inequities.