Read more about the article Food Insecurity Increased in 2022, With Severe Impact on Households With Children and Ongoing Racial Inequities

Food Insecurity Increased in 2022, With Severe Impact on Households With Children and Ongoing Racial Inequities

  • Post published:November 3, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual report on food security, showing that 44.2 million people (in 17.0 million households) in the U.S. could not afford enough food to eat at some point in 2022. Overall, food insecurity increased from 10.2 percent in 2021 to 12.8 percent in 2022 — resulting in 10.3 million more people, including 4.1 million more children, who lived in households that experienced food insecurity in 2022 compared to 2021 — reflecting higher food costs and the phasing out of many pandemic relief measures.

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Read more about the article Looming WIC Funding Shortfall Would Jeopardize Access to WIC’s Proven Benefits and Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic Families
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Looming WIC Funding Shortfall Would Jeopardize Access to WIC’s Proven Benefits and Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic Families

  • Post published:November 1, 2023
  • Post category:News

Unfortunately, WIC is facing a funding shortfall for the first time in decades due to higher-than-expected participation and food costs, jeopardizing access to this highly effective program and risking disproportionate harm for Black and Hispanic families.

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Read more about the article 14,100 NJ Young Children and New Parents Could Be Turned Away Unless Congress Adheres to a 25-Year Bipartisan Commitment to Fully Fund WIC

14,100 NJ Young Children and New Parents Could Be Turned Away Unless Congress Adheres to a 25-Year Bipartisan Commitment to Fully Fund WIC

  • Post published:September 12, 2023
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Funding in a 2024 Senate appropriations bill for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) falls far short of what is needed to provide all eligible…

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Salem County Conversation

  • Post published:June 23, 2023
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Earlier in June, HFNJ, along with the Live Healthy Salem County and the Salem County Inter Agency Council, hosted a conversation with the New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate to discuss food access in Salem County, as well as hear OFSA's plans to increase access to food relief programs. We had a great crowd in-person as well as online!

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