Racial Disparities Regarding Food Security

Research from Northwestern University found about 4 in 10 Hispanic and Black homes with children struggle with food insecurity during the pandemic

Tonight we're learning the pandemic is leaving many families of color ?

"* hungry.

Yeah according to research from northwestern university ?*- about four in ten hispanic and black homes ?

"(with children struggle with food insecurity during the pandemic.

Jessica sund with channel one regional food bank in rochester says in some areas of the 14 counties the food bank serves ?

"* there is a difference in poverty rates between non?

"*whites and white residents as high as 65 percent.

She explains ?

"* some people of color have limited resources.

Xxx "one of the ways we see that happening is through sometimes the migrant workers that come through.

We do get a lot of that in southern minnesota and rochester.

A lot of these families have no choice but continue to work, they don't have the luxury to take off, they may be working several jobs to make ends meet.

We see a lot of that type of person coming into our food shelf."

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