An aisle at the Sabor Latino supermarket in Santa Clarita, CA, April 2011. Photo by LadyDucayne/Flickr (Creative Commons)
Multi-American’s sister blog DCentric at WAMU in Washington, D.C. has put together a list of five ways in which Latinos are affected by the food insecurity crisis affecting families throughout the United States.
The list was compiled in light of an anti-hunger conference recently held in the nation’s capital titled No Mas Hambre, organized by Latino magazine. While hunger touches American families across racial and ethnic lines, Latino families are affected in particular ways. One of the more troubling highlights from the post:
Latino children are more likely to go hungry than their peers. While one in four American children is hungry, according to Vicki Escarra, President and CEO of Feeding America, “child hunger is even more prevalent among Latino households — one in three Latino children is food insecure. ”
Another problem listed is that almost half of eligible Latinos do not receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (formerly known as food stamps), perhaps because of logistics: They are likely to be working when offices are open. For the entire list, see the DCentric post.
