While Yesenia Chavez was growing up on Chicago’s Southeast Side, it seemed like everyone had asthma. Her mother and sister had the condition, as did many of her classmates. Sometimes she felt left out ...

Early in the pandemic, unforgettable images of long lines at food pantries across the U.S. became common as the American hunger crisis surged into full public view. These lines eased in part because ...

Tomorrow is National Hunger Awareness Day, recently created to call attention to the growing problem of domestic hunger. But it will take more than awareness – or even large-scale charitable efforts – ...

Just a few days before Thanksgiving, new data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey showed that nearly 28 million people reported experiencing food scarcity in October — both the highest ...

The Great Recession and the currently tepid economic recovery swelled the ranks of American households confronting hunger and food insecurity by 30 percent. The positions of American Progress, and our ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Siamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen ...

On a recent winter afternoon, a long line of people, bundled in coats and hats against the cold, waited outside VietAid, a nonprofit that serves Boston’s Vietnamese community. Subscribe to read this ...