Hunger is a cruel reality in the richest country in the world. Even before the health crisis, U.S. schools provided millions of meals a day to children. And needy older Americans were sometimes forced to choose between buying medicine and food. Now, with COVID-19, job losses and business closures, millions more Americans worry about food. Food banks around the country are working to meet the increasing need. An Associated Press study of data shows the amount of food aid provided in the U.S. has risen sharply in the last year. Those fighting hunger say they have never seen anything like this in America, even during the recession of 2007 to 2009. The first place many Americans seek help is from food aid programs in their own neighborhoods.
What does data mean?
facts used to calculate or analyze something
dates on a calendar
money used to settle a gambling debt
climate change
What kind of an organization typically supplies free food for people in need?
food banks
upscale restaurants
ice cream parlors
food trucks
The first place many Americans seek help for food aid is from programs in their own neighborhoods.
in their own neighborhoods
from other countries
in Washington, D.C.
in other states