Households still ‘struggling with hunger,’ though rates are down
One-in-six American households are struggling to put food on the table, the Food Research & Action Center said in a report released today. FRAC looked at food hardship surveys in 2015 and found that 16 percent of the population faced difficulty paying for food. That was a three-point decline from 2013’s 18.9 percent and “the lowest rate since early 2008.”… » Read More
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