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50 million or one in six Americans are projected to be food insecure by the end of the year, according to an analysis by Feeding America, the largest anti-hunger organization in the US.
The organization distributed 4.2 billion meals between March and October, with around 20% of its 200 food banks across the country in danger of running out of supplies, AP reported.
Almost 26 million people, or one in eight Americans, did not have enough food as of mid-November, the US Census Bureau found.
Children have also been acutely affected, with 17 million estimated to have gone hungry by the end of this year, The Guardian noted.
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The day before Thanksgiving, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, made an appearance at D.C. Central Kitchen. They met with World Central Kitchen founder Chef José Andrés and thanked the D.C. Central Kitchen staff members who were preparing 10,000 holiday meals. During the visit, Emhoff told reporters that food insecurity is one of the issues he hopes to work on while serving as second gentleman.
The 56-year-old entertainment lawyer and father of two has called himself “an advocate for justice and equality.” And while it’s not clear how much experience Emhoff has advocating around food issues, during her time in the Senate, Harris was described as a “great champion” of anti-hunger policy. It’s possible, then, that Emhoff could step up to address one of the most pressing issues of our time.