"Food Insecurity" Issue

[aegsm76]

Our church does a lot of work with people in the very bottom of the income level.
And no one, repeat no one is "food insecure".
The only place we have seen this is where parent are addicts and are too busy to worry about getting food, even though the government is giving them money to do so.
Anyone else have personal experience with this?
link
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mark...lmC?li=BBnbfcN

snippets

About 11.8 percent of Americans were "food insecure" in 2017, representing about 15 million households, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That's down from 12.3 percent a year earlier, but still higher than the pre-recession rate of 11.1 percent in 2007, the agency said.

Food insecurity, defined as failing to have enough food because of a lack of money or other resources, is a closely watched measure of hardship. The problem, say poverty experts, has never truly been solved since President Lyndon Johnson launched his "war on poverty" in the 1960s, which included food stamps. Hunger still touches every state in the country, the USDA said in its latest report.

[Evang.Benincasa]

The only place we have seen this is where parent are addicts and are too busy to worry about getting food, even though the government is giving them money to do so.

This is where I have found that people were lacking food. The parents were addicts and the children went without. Mostly because the parents had the food stamps but never cared to go use them for food. Children were also never cared for, because the parents didn't prepare meals. Child had to actually fend for itself. Homeless people eat better than anyone, (not healthy) but in quantity. It is estimated that in Broward alone a homeless individual has enough programs giving out food where they can become obese. But even extreme poverty someone can eat and feed their family. The dollar store on 10 dollars you can feed a family of four.

[BuckeyeBukaroo]

I have experienced "food insecurity". It can happen when you have a low-paying job with bills coming in and then something else unexpected happens. It can set you back 3 months!

People who don't qualify (or don't try to qualify) for government assistance but work 2, sometimes even 3 low-wage jobs just try to make ends meet can come into situations that will cause the pantry to look paltry. And I heard a guy who was homeless once say that the only day where food was scarce on the streets was Sunday.

[BuckeyeBukaroo]

Wage stagnation is a SERIOUS problem in this country-- has been since the 1980's and it is only getting worse.

[Esaias]

If your only source of food is the three day supply at the grocery store, you do not have "food security".

[BuckeyeBukaroo]

Originally Posted by Esaias

If your only source of food is the three day supply at the grocery store, you do not have "food security".

I agree with you on that.
Just one EMP away from chaos.
Plus, deep freezers are not as popular as they once were.

[BuckeyeBukaroo]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeBukaroo

I have experienced "food insecurity". It can happen when you have a low-paying job with bills coming in and then something else unexpected happens. It can set you back 3 months!

People who don't qualify (or don't try to qualify) for government assistance but work 2, sometimes even 3 low-wage jobs just try to make ends meet can come into situations that will cause the pantry to look paltry. And I heard a guy who was homeless once say that the only day where food was scarce on the streets was Sunday.

Guys, there is a such thing as "the working poor".

[Amanah]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeBukaroo

Guys, there is a such thing as "the working poor".

Yes, I hear you.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeBukaroo

Guys, there is a such thing as "the working poor".

Absolutely. I've been there and done that. Even been homeless, twice.

But some people like to think they know all about how best to do "the boss thing" when they've never been in that seat before. Not saying you, just saying in general.

[Amanah]

Yep, drug addicts forget to feed their kids, when there is food the kids will hide some away for when the crack addict mom is wasted away