Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Errol Schweizer has the essential take on the grocery industry. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is at the ...

If you’ve listened to public radio, tuned in to television news or scrolled through news feeds at any point in the last few years, you may have noted one commonplace term: “uncertainty.” Brancaccio: I ...

Food insecurity, influenced by socioeconomic factors, is a public health crisis linked to chronic diseases, mental health issues, and obesity. Existing support systems like SNAP and food banks are ...

Feeding America this week released its annual report analyzing data on food insecurity and the meal gap in the U.S. Locally, rural counties had the highest rates of food insecurity, based on 2022 data ...

The trend of food insecurity continued in 2023, according to a report from the Department of Agriculture. The trend of food insecurity persists in the United States, with food insecurity, food ...

Food insecurity in the region has jumped nearly 8% in three years, and 67% of residents live below the threshold for SNAP benefits. Philabundance CEO Loree Jones-Brown shown addressing reporters ...

In a mere week, Trump’s second presidential term has already been accompanied by a cascade of startling and unnerving political and natural events: from the U.S. leaving the World Health Organization ...

With school out for the summer, nearly 13 million children in the U.S. will not have guaranteed access to regular meals. Food insecurity, a reality for so many American families, tends to get worse in ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Start with a snapshot: Adults without reliable ...

The share of Americans reporting trouble affording food is rising this year amid persistently high grocery costs, according to a recent report from Purdue University. Roughly 14% of U.S. households ...