food deserts ‘Food Swamp' vs. ‘Food Desert': What's the Difference? When it comes to access to healthy, affordable food — or lack thereof— food deserts have dominated the discussion. But there’s another phenomenon that can also affect communities: food swamps.
Los Angeles An LA Bike Club Crosses Gang Lines to Stop the Cycle of Hunger and Violence As a child, East Side Riders Bike Club co-founder John Jones III was told there were lines he couldn’t cross in the neighborhood of Watts, Los Angeles. Today, he and his organization — co-founded by his father — regularly cross those gang lines by bicycle to deliver meals to anyone struggling with homelessness or food insecurity.
food insecurity These Recent Grads Are Helping Feed College Students in Need Makayla Williams and Alexis Wray are the co-founders of MarketBoxx, an organization that provides food to college students who need it. The recent grads of North Carolina A&T, an HBCU, say students shouldn’t have to choose between a textbook and food, and want to help students follow their dreams.
sustainability As Climate Change Threatens Food Supplies, Some Turn to Farming for Self-Sufficiency At the beginning of the pandemic, as grocery store shelved emptied of essentials, many people in the U.S. got a taste of a world where food isn’t easy to come by. But as climate change threatens the planet, experts say mass food shortages are a real danger. That’s why people like Elizabeth Medgyesy of California’s Sonoma County are turning to...
everyday hunger A Former Kitchen Worker Describes His Struggle With Hunger: ‘I Didn't Know What to Do' Javier Albarran had worked in a hotel kitchen for more than 25 years when he lost his job last March due to the pandemic. Finding himself without insurance or the income he needed to get by, he said, “I didn’t know what to do.” When a friend asked him to take him to a food bank, Albarran overcame his embarrassment...
LX Presents LX Presents: The Price of Being Poor The pandemic has put a spotlight on how close many Americans are living to the edge of poverty — and how few resources are available to those who are struggling with food and housing insecurity. In this special presentation, NBCLX takes a closer look at our country’s failing social safety net and what it takes to survive in America.
everyday hunger Everyday Hunger: How COVID-19 and Funeral Expenses Devastated One Family When Luisa Flores of Dallas, Texas, lost her father to COVID-19, it sparked a chain of events that drained her family’s savings and has left them reliant on food banks to eat. Her story is just one example of how the pandemic has devastated families and led to a spike in food insecurity across the country.
SNAP Why Biden's Effort to Shore Up SNAP Is So Important to Black and Brown Communities President Biden has directed the USDA to bolster the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Luis Guardia, president of the Food Research and Action Center, joined LX News to explain why boosting SNAP is especially important to Black and Latino communities — which are disproportionately affected by hunger just as they are affected by COVID-19 at higher rates.
everyday hunger Inside One Couple's Daily Struggle to Feed Their Four Children During the Pandemic 'Honestly, I didn't want to let my children down. And I was really scared because obviously I have five people to take care of. Honestly, I didn't know what I was going to do.'
childhood hunger 17 Million Children Are Facing Hunger in America Due to the Pandemic No child should be going hungry in the United States. But the number of children facing hunger in this country has shot up to 17 million since the pandemic started. Eleni Towns of No Kid Hungry joined LX News to discuss the long-term impact of this crisis and share how you can help.
