Please donate this holiday: Families going hungry at rates not seen since Great Depression
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Stories have been pouring forth across the country of food pantries seeing Depression-era levels of hunger and food insecurity. The Rhode Island Community Food Bank, for instance, says the number of people experiencing hunger has jumped from 9% last year to 2Please donate this holiday: Families going hungry at rates not seen since Great Depression
Stories have been pouring forth across the country of food pantries seeing Depression-era levels of hunger and food insecurity. The Rhode Island Community Food Bank, for instance, says the number of people experiencing hunger has jumped from 9% last year to 25% this year, according to the Providence Journal. The pandemic that has taken almost 1,300 Rhode Island lives has also plunged people into food insecurity at a rate not seen since the Great Depression. In 2019, the number reporting food insecurity was 9.1%. This year, 25% said they were unable to provide enough food for themselves and their families. Read more