Connecticut Foodshare Press Conference

May 17, 2024
I joined Connecticut Foodshare and their partners, advocates, and legislative colleagues for a press conference to highlight the updated food insecurity numbers released by Feeding America and to reiterate the need for continued advocacy around funding. Connecticut woefully underfunds food insecurity in our state and it affects all demographics of our hungry neighbors. Here are some shocking stats from Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap:

🔸468,150 people in Connecticut are food insecure, a 23% increase or around 90,000 additional people
🔸1 in 8 Connecticut residents are food insecure, compared to 1 in 10 the previous year
🔸1 in 6 children in Connecticut are food insecure