What will the new stimulus package mean for the nearly 50 million food-insecure Americans
Laura Reiley, The Washington Post
Dec. 22, 2020
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1of3Volunteers Kyla Smith and Kendra Rodriguez wait to hand out items at the food drive at the Seasons Florida Resort in Kissimmee on Dec. 5.Photo by Eve Edelheit for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
2of3Boxes were filled with produce, proteins and dairy products at a food drive at the Seasons Florida Resort in Kissimmee on Oct. 24.Photo by Eve Edelheit for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
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The pandemic has left an increasing number of Americans scrambling to put food on their tables. New data from the U.S. Census Bureau s Household Pulse Survey for Nov. 25 to Dec. 7 show that 27.4 million adults - 13% of all adult Americans - report that they sometimes or often didn t have enough to eat in the last seven days. That s 1.6 million more than in the last data release and 5 million more than i