Topic: #foodpoverty

Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes – and reductions in benefits won’t help

Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as ‘food insecurity,’ this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits – previously called food stamps – were...Read more

28-07-2023|Comment|author: The Conversation Global Perspectives

Early childhood education programs fight food insecurity in Philadelphia and beyond

When teachers at Children’s Playhouse, a pair of child care centres in South Philadelphia, noticed children sneaking school-provided snacks into their book bags to take home, it was a ‘huge red flag’, says founder and...Read more

29-12-2022|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

‘I’m scared we won’t have money for food’: How children cope with food insecurity in Australia

There is a deafening silence regarding household food insecurity in Australia, particularly when it comes to children. Food is a basic human right and the government’s response has been dismal and could even be considered...Read more

11-08-2021|Comment|author: Guest author