Hunger In Rural America Is Less Visible, But Just As Pressing

When it comes to hunger in America, there’s both good and bad news. The good news is that the percentage of Americans living in “food insecure” households — meaning their eating patterns are disrupted or their food intake is reduced — appears to be on the decline, according to anti-hunger advocacy group Feeding America’s latest Map the Meal Gap report. The report, released last week, estimates that 42 million Americans were food insecure in 2015, the latest year for which complete...