North Carolina Food Insecurity Crisis: Nearly Six Hundred Thirty Thousand People Face Rising Need

North Carolina Food Insecurity Crisis: Nearly Six Hundred Thirty Thousand People Face Rising Need

Food banks warn that nearly 630,000 people now face hunger in North Carolina, as rising living costs, strained benefits and shrinking federal aid drive a deepening food insecurity crisis.

Food insecurity is on the rise in North Carolina

The Food Bank in Central and Eastern North Carolina notes about 630,000 people across the state in 34 counties it serves are experiencing food insecurity, according to a new analysis of federal data.