Food insecurity has always been an issue for many low-income households, and making meals stretch between paychecks can be a harsh reality. That reality was only made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we take a closer look at how some Ohio families accessed food assistance during the past three years and how those trends may be changing. The US Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate […]
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Michelle Dixon of Jackson and Daniel Glasco of Cape Girardeau prepare to load food during a drive-through food distribution April 14, 2020, at Cape First Church in Cape Girardeau. SEMO Food Bank has announced it has received a sizable Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust grant to continue a veterans’ health food program in the region. Southeast Missourian file Sikeston, Missouri-based Southeast Missouri Food Bank, which plans to open a satellite facility in Jackson, has been awarded a $46,500 grant […]
Illustration by Pete Reynolds Text size About the author: David Malpass is president of the World Bank Group. The war in Ukraine has triggered an alarming global surge in government controls on the export of food. It’s critical for policymakers to halt the trend, which is making a global food crisis more likely. In the space of a few weeks, the number of countries slapping on food-export restrictions jumped by 25%, bringing the total number of countries to 35. By […]
