Lowest food-hardship rate in seven years

Some 15.8 percent of U.S. households say there were times in the past year when they were unable to buy food that they or their families needed, according to the anti-hunger group Food Research and Action Center. “The food-hardship rates are the lowest since Gallup began collecting data in 2008,” said FRAC, which analyzed data from the… » Read More

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