Aid programs reduced US hunger in 2020, but racial inequality worsened | Voice of America
“Despite the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the significant increase in federal food aid did not increase the number of U.S. households considered “food insecurity” during 2020. bottom. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that at some point last year, more than one in ten U.S. households were food shortages, and despite a surge in federal assistance, hunger was racial and regional. The gap has widened.”