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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton talks with Midwest Food Bank COO and CFO Eric Hodel during a visit Tuesday to the Normal facility.
The COVID-19 pandemic isn t over, and neither is the increased community need for food.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton visited the Midwest Food Bank (MFB) in Normal on Tuesday to discuss the continuing challenge of food insecurity, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Stratton said state data show food insecurity has more than doubled in Illinois since COVID hit. She said the situation is far worse for some of the most vulnerable populations.
“Food insecurity has tripled for Illinois households with children, and our state has seen a 60% increase in food insecurity for seniors. That means that right this second, people are going hungry in Illinois some utilizing food banks for the very first time,” Stratton said. “And we know that food insecurity particularly plagues women and children, especially women and children of color and those in our
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