Nearly 1 in 5 young children in the U.S. are not getting enough to eat during the coronavirus pandemic, and the share of households experiencing food insecurity has risen at a rate unprecedented in modern times, new research and analysis shows.
Many children in the United States rely on school lunches for their meals especially those from low income families. With schools closed for the rest of the school year due to the pandemic, as many as 1 in 5 children do not have enough food and are unable to access food pantries.The pandemic is creating a food insecurity crisis for kids who are unable to get adequate nutrition to grow and develop.
