News December 26, 2020

​It is not surprising that food insecurity has increased since COVID-19,  although I can’t help being surprised about the extreme nature of it.  The World Health Organization stated in November 2020, that there was an 82% increase in food insecurity around the world.  And in the United States, we see this poignant issue increasing as well, particularly for families with children.  Let’s be clear - when you have been laid off, when rent is due and they are threatening to turn off your lights if you don’t pay the bill, when schools are closed  and healthcare is at it’s most necessary, people will do with less and less food - particularly healthy, fresh food which tends to be more expensive -  to pay for other things.  And parents will miss meals in order for their children to have enough.