Dec 03 2020 23 mins
Food insecurity and hunger has long-been an issue in the U.S., and with the pandemic, as many as 50 million people could experience food insecurity (up to 17 million of food insecure people are children). And across the country, undocumented people - who already experience a disproportionate gap in being able to access needed resources - have to weigh risks of getting food against the risk of being deported. People are stepping up to the plate in a variety of ways to shine light on the issue and to help--among these stories is an immigrant in Connecticut who has transformed her home into a food pantry to serve undocumented people. Her story is inspiring, but there are other impactful ways to help: Giving food to local pantries is greatly appreciated, and donating money directly to food banks allows them to buy a lot more food than a shopper could buy with it at the grocery store. We’d like to hear from you: let us how you have been or are planning on helping with the hunger crisis this year.
Article: Immigrant Woman Starts Food Pantry In Her Home To Help Undocumented Families https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/02/940555647/immigrant-woman-starts-food-pantry-in-her-home-to-help-undocumented-families
(Supplementary reading) Feeding America: Hunger in America https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america
(Supplementary reading) Key findings about U.S. immigrants https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/20/key-findings-about-u-s-immigrants/
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Intro - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/Green_Lights
Outro - https://audionautix.com/