Many food bank clients don’t earn enough from their jobs

The largest U.S. hunger-relief charity, Feeding America, says two out of five client households “have at least one member that has worked full-time but still utilize charitable food programs to make ends meet.” The charity and Oxfam America, an antipoverty group, described the circumstances of working households in a report, “From Paycheck to Food Pantry: Hunger… » Read More

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