Food insecurity rates in U.S. remain above pre-pandemic levels

By Stephanie Kim
Food insecurity rates in U.S. remain above pre-pandemic levels
Volunteer Ana Willis fills a bag with food items for the backpack program at Feeding America food bank in Elizabethtown, Ky., Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from group activities. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb) Michael Clubb / AP Photo
Food insecurity rates in U.S. remain above pre-pandemic levels
Volunteer Ana Willis fills a bag with food items for the backpack program at Feeding America food bank in Elizabethtown, Ky., Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from group activities. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb) Michael Clubb / AP Photo

Food insecurity rates in U.S. remain above pre-pandemic levels

By Stephanie Kim
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While food insecurity rates across the country have come down from their peak during the pandemic, they’re still above pre-pandemic levels. In Cook County, more than half a million people live in households that don’t have reliable access to food every day.

Reset checks in with a local food bank for how they’re meeting current needs in the greater Chicago area.

GUEST: Kate Maehr, executive director and CEO of the Greater Chicago Food Depository