As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida, the Treasure Coast Food Bank is preparing for the impact. (WPTV)
“Indeed, millions of seniors across the country quietly go hungry as the safety net designed to catch them frays. Nearly 8% of Americans 60 and older were ‘food insecure’ in 2017, according to a recent study released by the anti-hunger group Feeding America. That’s 5.5 million seniors who don’t have consistent access to enough food for a healthy life, a number that has more than doubled since 2001 and is only expected to grow as America grays.” (Time)
For children experiencing homelessness, going back to school also means a return of the services, such as school meals, and the support staff that they lose access to during the summer. (DCist)
Twelve of New Jersey’s 21 counties have created Homelessness Trust Funds, but Monmouth and Ocean are among the holdouts. (Asbury Park Press)
Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, “announced a conditional veto of a controversial bill that had originally been designed to curb food waste in New Jersey — but was given major loopholes for landfills and incinerators in last-minute amendments.” (NJ.com)
“The U.S. food stamp program was launched at a time when the nation was facing a tragic paradox: As millions of Americans suffered from hunger during the Great Depression, the country’s farmers agonized under a crushing bounty.” (History.com)
