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Report: Childhood hunger is growing in Suburbs

Childhood hunger has changed. Hunger is no longer strictly an urban and rural phenomenon. It affects nearly every American community. This includes communities that might otherwise think child hunger is a problem that happens ‘somewhere else.’ Our perceptions have to change -- and with our perceptions, our policies.

Fair Share Education Fund released Childhood Hunger in America’s Suburbs: The Changing Geography of Poverty, a new report detailing the changing geography of childhood hunger at a time of growing suburban poverty. View the full report, here.

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New Report Charts Growth of Childhood Hunger to Suburbs; Alexandria Officials Joined Virginia Fair Share Education Fund Thursday Discuss Findings

Report shows food insecurity growing more rapidly in suburban neighborhoods than in rural or urban city areas!

CONTACT: Nick Arent (202) 543-3332 Ext. 348

 

Alexandria   – Fair Share Education Fund (FSEF) released Childhood Hunger in America’s Suburbs, a new report detailing the changing geography of childhood hunger at a time of growing suburban poverty, at a 9 a.m. news conference on Thursday. FSEF was joined by Alexandria Mayor William Euille, Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg, and Ken Naser (Executive Director of ALIVE!) to discuss the report (downloadable here).

“Childhood hunger has

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