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9/23/2011 CNN airs "Witnesses to Hunger: A portrait of food insecurity in America" This news story, which aired yesterday on CNN's American Morning program, featured interviews with Witnesses to Hunger Tianna Gaines-Turner, Barbie Izquierdo, and Jean Culver, as well as Witnesses to Hunger founder Dr. Mariana Chilton.

9/21/2011 "Congress has a role in preventing hunger," Inquirer op-ed states An op-ed published today in the Philadelphia Inquirer highlights the importance of congressional action in the face of widespread food insecurity in Pennsylvania and around the country. Written by representatives from Public Citizens for Children and Youth, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger and Community Legal Services, the opinion piece highlights recent votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to cut essential federal nutrition programs and the looming threat of more cuts in the debt-ceiling deal.

9/14/2011 New report shows record numbers of Americans living in poverty A report released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau found that 46.2 million Americans (15.1% of the population) were living in poverty in 2010. This is the highest number ever recorded by the Bureau, illustrating the deep impact of the recession on American families. Children have higher rates of poverty than any other age group, and the poverty rate among children rose to 22% in 2010.

9/8/2011 USDA finds that nearly 49 million Americans struggled to get enough food in 2010 In this report released yesterday, the United States Department of Agriculture found that 14.5% of U.S. households experienced food insecurity in 2010, approximately the same number as 2009. While food insecurity among households with children dropped slightly, households with children under the age of six are still most affected by food insecurity, with nearly one quarter (23.6%) of children living in households at risk for hunger.

9/23/2011

CNN airs "Witnesses to Hunger: A portrait of food insecurity in America"

This news story, which aired yesterday on CNN's American Morning program, featured interviews with Witnesses to Hunger Tianna Gaines-Turner, Barbie Izquierdo, and Jean Culver, as well as Witnesses to Hunger founder Dr. Mariana Chilton.

9/21/2011

"Congress has a role in preventing hunger," Inquirer op-ed states

An op-ed published today in the Philadelphia Inquirer highlights the importance of congressional action in the face of widespread food insecurity in Pennsylvania and around the country. Written by representatives from Public Citizens for Children and Youth, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger and Community Legal Services, the opinion piece highlights recent votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to cut essential federal nutrition programs and the looming threat of more cuts in the debt-ceiling deal.

9/14/2011

New report shows record numbers of Americans living in poverty

A report released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau found that 46.2 million Americans (15.1% of the population) were living in poverty in 2010. This is the highest number ever recorded by the Bureau, illustrating the deep impact of the recession on American families. Children have higher rates of poverty than any other age group, and the poverty rate among children rose to 22% in 2010.

9/8/2011

USDA finds that nearly 49 million Americans struggled to get enough food in 2010

In this report released yesterday, the United States Department of Agriculture found that 14.5% of U.S. households experienced food insecurity in 2010, approximately the same number as 2009. While food insecurity among households with children dropped slightly, households with children under the age of six are still most affected by food insecurity, with nearly one quarter (23.6%) of children living in households at risk for hunger.

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