Results from Rhode Island Food Bank’s 2019 Hunger Survey paint a picture of desperate families and hungry children
““The people most vulnerable to the harmful effects of hunger are children and senior adults,” said Rhode Island Community Food Bank CEO Andrew Schiff, summarizing the results of the 2019 Hunger Survey, created in collaboration with the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at Brown University. “Among households served at food pantries, two-thirds have at least one child under age 18, or a senior over the age of 65″