Hunger is a nationwide epidemic that does not appear to be going away, no matter how developed the country becomes. The USDA estimates that 10.5% of U.S. households were food insecure throughout 2019. More than 650,000 in New Jersey face hunger every day. Approximately 175,000 of them are children. In Morris County, the food insecurity rate is 5.8%, which is 28,610 people.