Food Insecurity Rates Remain High In Massachusetts Because Of The Pandemic
In this Friday, March 17, 2017, file photo, a sign advertises a program that allows food stamp recipients to use their EBT cards to shop at a farmer's market in Topsham, Maine.
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In It Together | April 14, 2021
As the pandemic continues on, the number of families lacking access to healthy food is increasing.
According to the organization Project Bread, the number of families who are food insecure in the state has doubled. For Black and Latino residents, that rate is higher.
Project Bread president and CEO Erin McAleer said there are many factors that lead to food insecurity. Many food insecure families aren't aware they can pull themselves out of it through help from the federal government, she said, and surveys show that benefits like SNAP are drastically underutilized in Massachusetts.