47 million Americans—a staggering 40% more than in 2021—live in food insecure households. That’s more people than the populations of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Virginia, combined.
Our analysis of federal data has revealed that, here in the wealthiest nation in world history, 1 in 6 children, 1 in 10 working adults, and 1 in 12 seniors don’t always know where their next meal is coming from.
That’s not only morally unconscionable, but also economically self-destructive.
