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Great.com Interviews Executive Director & Founder Adam Lowy About Reducing Food Waste & Poverty

November 25, 2020

Spirit Rosenberg from Great.com interviewed our Executive Director and Founder Adam Lowy as part of their ‘Great.com Talks With…’ podcast. This series is an antidote to negative news stories that aims to shed light on organizations and experts whose work is making a positive impact on the world.

Food waste in restaurants, grocery stores or in the process of moving homes largely contribute to larger issues of food waste within our communities. It can be difficult to make the connection between food waste and poverty, but it’s possible to address both issues at the same time. Adam speaks with him about how a childhood working with his family’s moving company transformed into action against food insecurity.

During the process of moving, we tend to throw away a lot: broken furniture, packaging materials and food in our pantries and refrigerators. Adam suggests that connecting individuals with their local food banks is a big step towards reducing food waste and addressing food insecurity in our own community.

Listen to the whole interview to learn about the more than 17 million people fed by Move for Hunger over the last 11 years and how you can participate. Tackling global issues starts in our own neighborhoods.

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Inflation & food insecurity are on the rise

Cuts to SNAP benefits and inflation have had a devastating economic impact and filled the lines at food banks and pantries across the country. More than 47 million Americans including 1 in 5 children are struggling with food insecurity and do not know where their next meal is coming from. 

For people of color and other minorities, the situation is even worse. Hunger disproportionately affects the Black population, the Latinx community, LGBTQ+ individuals, and more. 

USDA TERMINATES FOOD SECURITY REPORT 

September 22: The USDA announced termination of future Household Food Security Reports USDA, which had tracked hunger nationwide for nearly 30 years. The most recent data revealed that one in seven households — 47.4 million people, including 13.8 million children — were food insecure. For more than three decades, the report was been the gold standard for measuring whether a household lacks consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. “Eliminating data collection strips away the evidence that proves these programs work, where investment is needed, and who is being left out,” Crystal FitzSimons, president, Food Research & Action Center said in a statement.

Read more on the cancellation of food insecurity survey

 

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