Food
40M Americans to Get Major Boost in Food Assistance Benefits
Aid provided through the nation’s largest food assistance program will increase by upwards of 25% beginning in October, the Biden administration announced.
Wisconsin Doesn’t Have a State Cheese, and Some Lawmakers Think That’s No Gouda
Colby, a cheese created in Wisconsin, could be the state’s first official cheese under a proposal under consideration in the legislature. But some lawmakers have reservations.
One-Fourth of Low-Income Immigrant Households Avoided Public Benefits in 2020
Despite financial hardships brought on by the pandemic, some households did not seek benefits because of concerns due in part to the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule.
Why More Public Libraries Are Doubling as Food Distribution Hubs
COMMENTARY | What might look like a new role for libraries builds on their long tradition of serving as innovation spaces, community centers and sanctuaries for people who are homeless or mentally ill.
Biden Administration Kills Food Stamp Restriction That Could Have Affected 1.3 million Americans
The restriction would have particularly affected Black women and Latinas, who remain disproportionately affected by the recession.
Need Amid Plenty: Richest U.S. Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger
While every U.S. county has seen hunger rates rise, the steepest jumps have been in some of the wealthiest counties, where overall affluence obscures the tenuous finances of low-wage workers.
How Urban Planning and Housing Policy Helped Create ‘Food Apartheid’ in U.S. Cities
COMMENTARY | The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 54.4 million Americans live in low-income areas with poor access to healthy food. For city residents, this means they are more than half a mile from the nearest supermarket.
Texans Running Out of Food as Weather Crisis Disrupts Supply Chain
Texans running low on food are finding empty grocery store shelves. Food pantries are running out of supplies. And the freeze has wiped out substantial portions of the state's citrus and vegetable crops.
Corporate Concentration in the U.S. Food System Makes Food More Expensive and Less Accessible for Many Americans
COMMENTARY | Consolidation has placed key decisions about the nation’s food system in the hands of a few large companies, giving them outsized influence.
The Biden Administration Can Eliminate Food Insecurity in the U.S.—Here’s How
COMMENTARY | The new administration has tools at its disposal to tackle the problem of hunger in America. More than 35 million Americans lived in food-insecure households in 2019.
Roadkill Moose Fed Alaska Families for Years. Then Came COVID-19.
Salvaged roadkill is a free source of protein.
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