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It’s Been 30 Years Since Food Ate Up This Much of Your Income
The last time Americans spent this much of their money on food, George H.W. Bush was in office, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” was in theaters and C+C Music Factory was rocking the Billboard charts....
SNAP Recipients May Struggle to Meet Dietary Goals, Especially in Food Deserts
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest nutrition program, helping 41 million participants afford “nutritious food essential to health and well-being.” But a...
Hunger, Food Insecurity Still Higher Than Before Pandemic
Although hunger at the global level stopped rising in 2022, the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report shows that it is still increasing in many places around the world...
Food Deserts Aren’t What’s Causing Hunger in the U.S. — It’s Wages, Inequality and Inflation
 About 33.8 million Americans didn’t have adequate access to food, according to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s 13.5 million, or 10.2% of all U.S. households i...
SNAP Could Close the Food Insecurity Gap Between Black and White Households, Study Finds. But Researchers Say There's So Much More That Could Be Done.
During the last two decades, food insecurity rates have consistently been higher for Black Americans, though a new study suggests access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could help bridge ...
Hunger Rising Amid Inflation: Study Finds Nearly 25% of Americans are Food Insecure
Food insecurity in the U.S. rose in 2022, reaching the highest level in four years. The share of adults reporting food insecurity over the last year increased to 24.6% in December 2022, up from 20% th...
Food insecurity in America reaches the highest level in four years
US is Racing Toward a Looming "Hunger Cliff," Food Insecurity Experts Warn
As pandemic-era emergency SNAP benefits expire, millions of Americans face food insecurity. In 2022, one in eight Americans, or more than 41 million people, received benefits from the Supplemental Nut...
hunger cliff
Should We Still Be Saying "Food Desert"?
By reframing how we think about food insecurity, including using the terms “food desert” and “food swamp,” we can create more equitable food systems. Limited access to quality,...
Stop & Shop and Ahold Delhaize Leaders Receive FMI Executive Leadership Award
Gordon Reid, President of Stop & Shop, an H2HC member, and Elizabeth Chace-Marino, Manager of Government Relations at Ahold Delhaize USA (retail group that owns Stop & Shop) recently received ...
Stop & Shop Leaders receive FMI Award
Here’s a Blueprint for State-Focused Nutrition Advocacy
For food bank advocates seeking to sway their state legislatures toward policies that promote health and nutrition, Dariush Mozaffarian has some guidance about where to push. States can take advantage...
Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian