is hunger the new normal in america?
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The number of people stalked by hunger in the United States has soared since the Great Recession. Every year since the turn of the millennium, at least 20 million Americans (one in 6) have been worried about running out of food. Hunger is a tragedy with high costs for families and our national economy. It’s time to admit to the new normal of hunger in America and get serious about changing it.TRANSCRIPT
HUNGER:
15%
14% JUMPED BY NEARLY
40% IN 2007
THE NEW NORMAL?
THE NUMBER OF U.S.HOUSEHOLDS AT RISK OF HUNGER IN THE U.S.
1/3 OF THE NATION’S POOR
20122005
1 IN 6 AMERICANS NOW FACE HUNGER—THIS CAN’T GO ON
ARE CHILDREN
IT DOESN’T HAVETO BE THIS WAY.
A MESSAGE FROM THE 2014 HUNGER REPORTGraphics, stories, and full report at:
HungerReport.orgSources: Current Population Survey, Economic Research Service, USDA, 2013.
CLASP, “Child Poverty in the U.S.,” 2013.