
A worker at American Rescue Worker serves another employee lunch in Williamsport on July 19, 2020. American Rescue Workers serves over 100 people three meals per day, 365 days a year.
Kate Landis / WITF
A worker at American Rescue Worker serves another employee lunch in Williamsport on July 19, 2020. American Rescue Workers serves over 100 people three meals per day, 365 days a year.
Kate Landis / WITF
Join us for an hour exploring the extent of food insecurity in the United States and how the problem has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
NPR’s Michel Martin will break down the scale of hunger in the U.S., the systems currently in place to help people get access to food, the personal toll of being food insecure, and the role that schools play in distributing food to people in need.
Stories in this special report include:
Food Insecurity in the U.S. will broadcast Thursday November 12 at 2:00pm. The program is also available for on-demand listening.