Food Insecurity Rocks Communities of Color Amid COVID-19

A lack of access to healthy, nutritious foods has harmed countless minorities for years. This problem has only gotten worse during the coronavirus pandemic. One in 10 Black and Latino families struggle with food insecurity, which is being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, according to a recent report from the Census Bureau. While different nonprofits and businesses have made attempts to help, wide-reaching gaps remain to make significant headway in food disparities. Still, these numbers don't illustrate the actual need in these communities, according to Antonio Santos, co-founder and executive director of the Gage Park Latinx Council in Chicago. "We are seeing families every week, and, unfortunately, the need is not going to go ...
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