US EditionFood insecurity in portions of Kentucky, Indiana on the rise
- Over the past two years, food insecurity has increased by nearly 100% across several counties in Kentucky and Indiana, impacting more than 186,000 residents in 13 counties as of May 2025.
- This rise follows the expiration of pandemic extra benefits and a delayed Farm Bill now two years overdue, which officials warn hinders hunger relief efforts.
- Feeding America's 2023 Map the Meal Gap report shows Central and Eastern Kentucky facing the highest hunger rates recorded, with nearly 280,000 people and one in four children food insecure.
- Vincent James, CEO of Dare to Care, emphasized that without sufficient federal assistance, they may be unable to distribute food because supplies are not reaching them.
- The growing food insecurity amid rising prices and insufficient aid points to urgent calls for policy action to prevent increasing harm and food bank service disruptions.
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Study shows alarming reality of food insecurity in central and eastern Kentucky
Hunger is getting worse across Central and Eastern Kentucky, and it's well-documented through the most recent report from Map the Meal Gap released by Feeding America.The crisis is highlighted through a conversation with God's Pantry Food Bank's CEO."It's alarming," Michael Halligan said.Based on 2023 data in Central and Eastern Kentucky in the Map the Meal Gap study, nearly 280,000 people, 18.2% in the region, face hunger, the largest ever reco…
Feeding America's 'Map the Meal Gap' reveals stark disparities in rural child hunger
CHICAGO, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 20% of children across the country are experiencing food insecurity and in some rural counties, child food insecurity rates are estimated to be as high as 50%, according to Feeding America's annual Map…
New York’s Food Banks Brace for Triple Whammy of Federal Cuts,…
A tiny storefront in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has been a lifeline for Marco Ramirez and his family of four. Three years ago, the 56-year-old began visiting the food pantry operated by Reaching-Out Community Services after his hours as a restaurant cook were cut. Every two weeks, he stops by to select items from a computer kiosk and waits for staff to wheel out his order, free of charge. On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Ramirez packed his bags with…
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