food insecurity

photo of a long dining table in a dark room, ready for dinner with candlelight, flowers, wine, tablecloth and place settings; the chairs are all empty waiting for guests to arrive

Juliette F/Unsplash

June 26, 2023

Why Living Above the Poverty Line Doesn’t Guarantee Food Security

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

close-up photo of one hand reaching out with a bowl of soup and another hand taking the bowl; in the background are other hands dishing out soup and other hands ready to accept the soup

addkm/Shutterstock

May 9, 2023

Food Insecurity Is a Bigger Problem Than Our Government Thinks

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a mobile farmers market set up at a commuter rail station; a man is reaching into his back pocket to pay for groceries that a masked employee is bagging while another masked employee rings up his purchase

Jenna Shea Photojournalism

April 18, 2023

People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

aerial photo of a flooded farm; water is up to the sides of a farmhouse and silo, and a road next to the house is submerged

April 5, 2023

Will Climate Change Force More Farmworkers to Go Hungry?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of cashiers and customers in several checkout lines at a Walmart store

QualityHD/Shutterstock

March 13, 2023

How Big Food Corporations Take Advantage of SNAP

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a sign next to a rural road. It reads "The Next Farm Bill" at the top, and "Town Hall" below, with an arrow pointing away from the road.

Lance Cheung/USDA

February 9, 2023

Six Reasons Why You Should Care about the (So-Called) Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

California Air National Guard members deliver food on April 2, 2020, as part of the Cal Guard's COVID-19 humanitarian mission

The National Guard/Flickr

January 31, 2023

A Hunger Cliff Is Looming: Time to Rethink Nutrition Assistance

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of soldiers in camouflage uniforms and masks at a long table filling many crates with food supplies

Georgia National Guard/Maj. Charles W. Westrip

December 21, 2022

Hunger Is a Long-Term Emergency—Federal Benefits Should Reflect That

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a woman speaking to a crowd on a city street through a microphone, in front of a sign that says "sub-poverty wages: I'm not lovin' it"

Carlos Fernandez, CIW/Flickr

November 21, 2022

How Many Farmworkers Are Food Insecure? It’s Hard to Tell

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

Produce at a grocery store in Fairfax, Virginia.

November 8, 2022

Inflation Is a Triple Threat to Food and Nutrition Security. Here’s Why.

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

Jim Horn/Flickr

April 22, 2020

As COVID-19 Reveals Our Food System’s Flaws, Congress Can Boost Protection Now—and Resilience for the Future

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Duncan C/Flickr

March 27, 2020

Three Ways the Coronavirus Crisis Is Also a Food Crisis

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

September 7, 2017

Why Congress Should Put the "Nutrition" Back in Nutrition Assistance

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Steve Hopson/CC-BY-SA-2.5, Wikimedia

November 23, 2016

Battling Climate Change With Each Bite: 4 Things To Do If You’re Going Bananas About the Story Behind Your Food

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

March 12, 2015

Neighborhood Ministries: Putting Food on the Table and People to Work

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

November 12, 2014

Why We Need a Policy for Food, Health and Wellbeing

Ricardo Salvador
Former Director, Food & Environment Program

October 27, 2014

Going Beyond Investigative Bench Science to Support Community Nutrition

UCS Science Network