Karin Wetherill News Today

In Rhode Island, 38 percent of households with children say they are experiencing food insecurity. Meanwhile, businesses send approximately 55,000 tons of edible food to the state’s landfill each year.

WARWICK – Universal school lunches with local “farm to school” ingredients is worth striving for in the Ocean State, say leaders from the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition.

According to a 2022 report, 31% of RI households were food insecure meaning they lacked reliable access to food.

According to a 2022 report, 31% of RI households were 'food insecure' meaning they lacked reliable access to food.