Via Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity:

One in Four Americans Fear Hunger as Food Prices Soar, by Max Finberg and Ann Steensland of the Alliance to End Hunger
New polling reveals increasing anxieties about hunger.

The rapidly increasing cost of food does not just mean higher grocery bills; it means more hungry people. This month, the Alliance to End Hunger released a startling new poll revealing that one in four American voters (28 percent) fear that they or someone they know will go hungry. In some regions of the country, that number is one in three. Another 37 percent of voters said they have cut back on the amount of food they buy.

We are seeing a substantial increase in requests for assistance to prevent people and their families from going hungry. Our public and private safety nets are being stretched to the limit by the growing demand.

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