USDA Report: Millions of U.S. Households are Food-Insecure

usda-logo-NEWS-smMillions of U.S. households continue to lack adequate access to food, according to a new report from the US Department of Agriculture. The report said about seventeen and a half million households, or one in seven, experienced food insecurity in 2013. Those numbers were roughly the same as last year. Anti-hunger groups such as Bread for the World said the number of food-insecure families is unacceptable and urged elected officials to assist them.

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