Food and Poverty: Food Insecurity and Food Sovereignty among America's Poor

Waity, Julia, Kelly, E. Brooke, Hossfeld, Leslie

Food insecurity rates that skyrocketed with the Great Recession have yet to fall to pre-recession levels. Food pantries are stretched thin, and states are imposing new restrictions on programs like SNAP that are preventing people from getting crucial government assistance. At the same time, we see an increase in obesity that results from lack of access to healthy foods. The poor face a daily choice between paying bills and paying for food.

EAN

9780826522047

Publisher

Vanderbilt University Press

Published

24 September 2018

Pages

280