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According to the [USDA](https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-u-s/key-statistics-graphics/#insecure https://www.ers.usd
by danielheath 4y ago
According to the [USDA](https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-u-s/key-statistics-graphics/#insecure https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/fo...), nearly 10% of americans have missed meals in the past year because they did not have enough food.
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- mschuster91 4y agoWith children, it's worse. Three million children in the US are "food insecure" and 30 million (!!!) qualify for free school lunches [1], often their only source for a warm and healthy meal, and in some places where school meals aren't free parents have to go into debt with the threat of losing custody looming over them [2]. From my German POV this is an absolute insanity. [1] https://www.insider.com/us-states-with-the-highest-number-of-children-dependent-on-free-lunch https://www.insider.com/us-states-with-the-highest-number-of... [2] https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/20/us/pennsylvania-school-lunch-debt-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/20/us/pennsylvania-school-lu...