Food Insecurity Outpaces Regional Population Growth

San Antonio Food Bank sees growing demand; New study shows 1 in 5 people food insecure in region

A new Feeding America study using 2024 data showed about 21% of the San Antonio Food Bank’s 29-county service region is food insecure, up from 17% in the year before.

Dare to Care reports record-high food insecurity

Dare to Care says food insecurity is rising across its 13-county area, as federal food supplies drop and more families seek help.

Missouri food insecurity numbers on the rise

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) According to Feeding America's new data through 2024, food insecurity numbers are up from 2023. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food security as the condition in which all people, at all times, have access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 2023, Feeding America reported an estimated 951,330 food-insecure The post Missouri food insecurity numbers on the rise appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Report finds 12.4% of Iowans were ‘food insecure’ in 2024

Feeding America, a non-profit network of over 200 U.S. food banks, has reviewed the most recent federal data and found at least 400,000 Iowans didn’t have enough to food to eat in 2024 and Tami Nielsen, President and CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa, said given the traffic at Iowa food pantries, that number […]

Food insecurity outpaces regional population growth

In Tarrant Area Food Bank’s 13-county service region, food insecurity rose 35% from 2019 to 2024, while the population grew by only 10% in that same time period.