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Part 2: Food Insecurity In The U.S: How Local Pantries And National Policy Work In Tandem

todaySeptember 21, 2025

Part 2: Food Insecurity In The U.S: How Local Pantries And National Policy Work In Tandem
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Across the U.S., food pantries and nonprofits are stretched thin as more families fall into the “working poor” category, earning just above the poverty line yet unable to make ends meet. Stephanie Hoopes of United for ALICE and Camerin Mattson of the Greater Chicago Food Depository explain how local support systems and federal programs like SNAP intersect to feed the many millions of Americans in need.


  • Stephanie Hoopes, national director, United for ALICE
  • Camerin Mattson, communications manager, Greater Chicago Food Depository

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