One in 6 Pierce County children and 1 in 10 adults don’t have enough to eat, and the situation appears to be getting worse.
said she and her partner organizations have never seen it this bad, including during the pandemic. The organization is helping twice as many people as it was in 2019.
, based in Seattle, is the local affiliate of Feeding America. It estimates one in 10 people in Washington suffer from food insecurity and malnutrition.reports. Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and other people of color who live in Pierce County were 1.5 times more likely to be food insecure than white residents.And families with children are especially vulnerable, 52% of Pierce County students qualify for free and reduced lunch, Douglas said. The fastest-growing group of people visiting the food pantry is parents who have one to three jobs in their household.
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