Food Insecurity

Politics & Government

Biden's goal to end hunger by 2030 and his new food conference, explained

3:20pm August 29, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

The first White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health since 1969 is happening in late September. Some are worried the administration won't be able to meet the high bar that conference set.

Women in burkas sit outside a bakery in Kabul. Impoverished women from hilltop slums around Kabul have been flocking to bakeries in the city, silently waiting to see if someone will purchase bread for them.

Health & Safety

In Kabul, a new ritual: Hungry women wait for bread outside bakeries

7:26am July 17, 2022

Since the Taliban came to power, food insecurity has risen. Women in blue burqas sit in front of the city's upscale bakeries, silently waiting for charitable passersby to purchase bread for them.

Food assistance benefits for young children extended through summer in NC

10:56am May 13, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina will continue to issue food assistance benefits for the state's youngest children through this summer.

Health & Safety

Study shows link between food insecurity and higher infant mortality in N.C.

10:26am February 04, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

A new study indicates there may be a link between food insecurity and higher infant mortality rates in North Carolina.

NC Food And Nutrition Services Benefits Will Increase 25%

10:22am September 27, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

Households enrolled in North Carolina's Food and Nutrition Services program are about to see an increase in their benefits.

Salman Khan Rashid, 24, right, and his mother, Sana Rashid, at home. Salman lost his job as a golf coach at a Mumbai sports club during the pandemic. The household, which includes Salman's three sisters, is now surviving on savings. But when he's able, he

PHOTOS: They Give To Others Even Though They Barely Have Enough To Feed Their Family

6:35am September 26, 2021

by NPR Special Report

The pandemic has made it hard for millions of people to put food on their table. But some of them still try to be as generous as they can when they see someone else in need.

V (from left), Suga and Jin of BTS at the launch of the U.N. General Assembly's 76th session on Monday. The popular boy band from South Korea sang (in a video performance viewed online by more than 1 million) and spoke.

BTS Spoke At The UNGA. And That's Not The Only Surprise At The U.N. Event

5:53pm September 21, 2021

by Joanne Lu

The appearance of the popular boy band from South Korea is one of many unexpected moments at the U.N. General Assembly — everything from a U.N. TikTok to a groundbreaking food summit.

A child tax credit poster is displayed during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on July 15. Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments went out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropp

The New Child Tax Credit Brings A Drop In Households Reporting Hunger

2:01pm August 13, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments started going out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropped.

A lesbian couple hold hands during the annual Gay Pride rally, on June 8, 2007. Recent survey data shows that LGBTQ adults in the U.S. are more likely to report higher rates of food and economic insecurity.

National

LGBTQ Adults Are Facing Hunger At Almost Twice The Rate As Others, New Data Shows

3:13pm August 12, 2021

by Josie Fischels

LGBTQ Americans in a new Census survey reported higher rates of food and economic insecurity, indicating the community is experiencing a particularly heavy financial toll from the pandemic.

Economy

Food Insecurity Declines In High Point But Challenges Remain

4:32pm July 06, 2021

by Paul Garber

A new poll finds food security has improved in the High Point area in the last five years, but there are concerns those gains might not last.