Mainers without enough food jumped by more than 40 percent over the past year, report finds

Mainers without enough food jumped by more than 40 percent over the past year, report finds

A new study found that nearly 66,000 Mainers reported in October that they would not have enough food to last for a week.

Mainers without enough food jumped by more than 40% over the past year, report finds

Hunger Free America found that nearly 66,000 Mainers didn't have enough food over a weeklong period in October. The group attributes much of the increase to inflation, as well as the expiration of the expanded federal child tax credit.