29-01-2025
Legislators looking to address food insecurity in Connecticut
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — In an effort to address food insecurity in Connecticut, the newly formed Feeding Connecticut caucus held a news conference on Wednesday in Hartford.
Report shows food insecurity up 23% in Connecticut
The caucus announced its intention to push for more money to help the one in eight Connecticut residents struggling with hunger.
'That number sometimes fluctuates — that's the current number that we have,' State Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D-17th District) said. 'One in six of those are children. That actually represents a number that has unfortuately gone up in the past couple of years, it is not a great indicator when we have one in six children in Connecticut who are going hungry.'
These lawmakers are submitting a bill to the legislature requesting $10 million for the Connecticut Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps provide fresh food to Connecticut Foodshare, food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters.
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