We have all seen the images of the food lines. Help us understand the scope of the problem. How many more children are food insecure this thanksgiving week then compared to last year at this time . Guest thanks. We are in a position we really have never seen before. It is shaping up to be possibly the hungriest Holiday Season in memory. There are lots of different ways we measure hunger. It looks like we have gone from one in seven kids being at risk to one in four. As many as 17 million American Kids at risk of hunger. Not just during the Holiday Season but especially poignant during the season but since the pandemic began. Bureausure is the census does a pulse survey. They take a regular survey of americans. They found that 15 of adults say their families are struggling to feed their kids. That is up from 1 just a year ago. Really remarkable change. Host struggling to feed their kids. Define what we mean by Food Insecurity. What does that mean in practice . Guest Food Security is kin
There are lots of different ways we measure hunger. It looks like we have gone from one in seven kids being at risk to one in four. As many as 17 million American Kids at risk of hunger. Not just during the Holiday Season but especially poignant during the season but since the pandemic began. Bureausure is the census does a pulse survey. They take a regular survey of americans. They found that 15 of adults say their families are struggling to feed their kids. That is up from 1 just a year ago. Really remarkable change. Host struggling to feed their kids. Define what we mean by Food Insecurity. What does that mean in practice . Guest Food Security is kind of a socioeconomic measure that helps us understand families are struggling with their economics, with their finances to have enough food to feed their kids. They are typically taking shortcuts or skipping meals where the parents are protecting the kids by making sure the kids eat even if the parents skip meals. It means we dont have e
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And whether to extend the statutory deadline. S hearing. Pursuant to house rules, some members will appear in person, and others will appear remotely via webx. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face unless they are talking. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you. When they are speaking in what is known in webx as an active speaker view. A temer is visible in front of you. For timer is visible in front of you. Let me remind everyone of a few points. For members appearing remotely, i know you are familiar and here are the points. First, you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing, whether in person or remote, as long as you have you
Accurate and complete count. Former director John Thompson joint other witnesses in discussing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Agency Operations and whether to expend extend the statutory deadline. Welcome, everybody, to todays hearing. Pursuant to house rules, some members will appear in person, and others will appear remotely via webx. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face unless they are talking. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you. When they are speaking in what is known in webx as an active speaker view. A temer is visible in front of you. For timer is visible in front of you. Let me remind everyone of a few points. For members app