Pauline S. of Witnesses to Hunger spoke with ABC News for a story on the rising rates of child poverty in the United States. According to a recent report published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 14.7 million children in this country live in households with incomes below the poverty line.

A front page news story in the Deseret News describes how more families are struggling to feed their families, especially since the beginning of the recession. The article features the research of Children's HealthWatch and Dr. Mariana Chilton at Drexel University that describes the impacts of food insecurity on maternal and mental health, as well as child health and development.