New Report Details the Extent of Senior Hunger in the United States

A new report by the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger, “The State of Senior Hunger in America 2011: An Annual Report,” paints a troubling picture of food insecurity among older Americans. Here’s the executive summary: In the report, we provide an overview of the extent and distribution of food insecurity among senior Americans in 2011, along with trends over the past decade using national and state-level data from the December Supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS). Based on the full set of 18 questions in the Core Food Security Module (CFSM), the module used by the USDA to…

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