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The curiousKC team has compiled a list of resources for those in need of food assistance in Kansas City, and tips on the best ways to get involved.
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According to Feeding America, one in eight people in the United States face food insecurity. Of those who are food insecure, only 50% are eligible for SNAP benefits. The result is a food chain stretched to the breaking point, families going hungry, people losing hope and a charitable sector struggling to help.
The solution to food deserts doesn't appear to lie in wooing large retailers to fill voids so much as listening to the needs of the underserved and trying multiple approaches to get healthy foods in the hands of residents.
SAVE Inc. operates Pride Haven, an overnight youth shelter that serves homeless LGBTQ people.