One out of three children in NYC are food insecure, non-profit says Michael Gartland
Far more kids are at risk of not getting enough to eat since the pandemic put thousands of New Yorkers out of work and city kids have it harder than children anywhere else in the state.
New projections compiled by the non-profit No Kid Hungry show that the number of food insecure children has skyrocketed over the past two years, a trend that has advocates clamoring for city and state officials to do more.
Food pantry items (Theodore Parisienne/)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Hunger refers to a personal, physical sensation of discomfort, while food insecurity refers to a lack of available financial resources for food at the household level.