VOA News: Deborah Block- 'More Americans Getting Donated Food'

Source:VOA News- a woman who was interviewed for this piece.

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From Wikipedia 

"The number of Americans going to food assistance centers, known as food pantries, is increasing dramatically.  And it's not just the poor who are using the services. As Deborah Block reports, more middle class Americans who are out of work and can't find jobs are also lining up for donated food." 

"The number of Americans going to food assistance centers, known as food pantries, is increasing dramatically.  And it's not just the poor who are using the services. As Deborah Block reports, more middle class Americans who are out of work and can't find jobs are also lining up for donated food." 

From VOA News

With America being in the middle of the holiday season with Christmas coming, hunger in America, which is just a part of poverty in America, should get even more attention than it normally does. I would argue a lot more attention that it normally does, because the problems become even more relevant for people, especially as the weather gets cold, for people to find enough food to eat and feed their families. 

And with all the budget cuts on Food Assistance and other poverty assistance in America, even with the economy improving, there isn't a better time than now that we try to address hunger in America and the broader issues of poverty in America. What we can do as a country to help people that need Food Assistance in order to avoid starving in America. Especially with rising food prices, but also what we can do to help these people help themselves so they would no longer need Food Assistance in the future.