USDA: Number of Americans Going Hungry Increases

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WASHINGTON — More than one in seven American households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008, the highest rate since the Agriculture Department began tracking... More »
FOXNews.com - Nov. 16, 2009
'Wake-up call': 1 in 6 went hungry in America in 2008
Rural residents wait their turn to receive donated food at an aid distribution site in Eads, Colo. Forty-nine million Americans had to face hunger in 2008. By Marisol Bello,... More »
USA Today - Nov. 16, 2009
More hungry Americans, USDA says
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Chicago Sun-Times - Nov. 17, 2009
One in Seven Americans Short of Food
WASHINGTON - More than 49 million Americans -- one in seven -- struggled to get enough to eat in 2008, the highest total in 14 years of a federal survey on 'food insecurity,'... More »
NewsMax.com - Nov. 17, 2009
USDA: Number of Americans going hungry increases
Washington -- More than one in seven American households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008, the highest number since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began... More »
Detroit News - Nov. 16, 2009
Tampa Bay families join millions nationwide needing handouts
More households across the country last year lacked enough money for food than any year since the federal government began tracking statistics in 1995. In 2008, 17 million,... More »
Tampa Tribune - Nov. 17, 2009
Hunger grows in America
Washington, Nov 16 (bdnews24.com)—The recession in the United States may have officially ended, but it continues to take a heavy toll on the country's poor. A new report... More »
Bdnews24.com - Nov. 17, 2009
Record Number of Americans Go Hungry
More than one in seven, or 14.6 percent of American households, suffered from food insecurity in 2008, according to the most recent data on hunger released by the U.S.... More »
Individual.com - Nov. 17, 2009
Recession causes more families to go without food, survey...
WASHINGTON These 'food-insecure' households represent about 49 million people and make up 14.6 percent, or more than one in seven, of all U.S. households. That's the highest... More »
Vida en el Valle - Nov. 17, 2009
New Report Shows Hunger On The Rise In The U.S.
(RTTNews) - The Agricultural Department's Economic Research Service released its annual report on Household Food Security in the U.S. on Monday, showing an increase in the... More »
Quote.com United States - Nov. 17, 2009
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