During a three-year survey period, an average of 15.5% of households in Texas reported they lacked consistent access to affordable and healthy food, a 2.4%...
More North Texas families are stocking up at food pantries as food insecurity rises following pandemic.
The financial impact from the pandemic and inflation have strained households tremendously, said Paul McFarland, Area Commander of the Salvation Army of North Texas. That’s pushing more families to using food pantry services to offset rising costs. But significantly more households with very low food insecurity in 2022 reported that children were hungry, skipped a meal, or did not eat for a whole day because there was not enough money for food, the report said.“We are absolutely heartbroken by the increase in food insecurity numbers across the country and in our state,” said Stacie Sanchez-Hare, director of No Kid Hungry Texas.
And soon SNAP – once called food stamps – could face more scrutiny through the farm bill from Republicans in Congress who’ve been pushing for stricter work requirements to receive aid. In the 13 counties served by the North Texas Food Bank, 1 in 8 people face food insecurity, with Black and Hispanic households feeling the need the most. 22% of Black residents, 1 in 7 Hispanic residents and 1 in 14 white residents experience food insecurity.The Salvation Army of North Texas has seen the number of first-time food pantry clients increase by an average of 26% from January to July of this year, according to McFarland.“Remember there for a while eggs were 7 bucks a dozen,” he said.
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