According to Feeding America, 468,150 people in Connecticut are food insecure, which is 90,000 more people since the last study in 2021. The most alarming data shows there is a 34% spike in the number of children who are food insecure.
The poverty rate in the greater Waterbury area alone is 12%, which comes out to 38,000 people living in households with incomes less than the federal poverty level of $51,000 for a family of four. The need for help is further magnified because the low-income rate is 25% in our immediate area.
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