Social Safety Net Prevented Spike In Hunger In 2020

By Nereida Moreno, Daniel Tucker
Virus Outbreak Food Security Poll
In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo, Norman Harris, center, waits for a box and bag of food at a giveaway sponsored by the Greater Chicago Food Depository in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
Virus Outbreak Food Security Poll
In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo, Norman Harris, center, waits for a box and bag of food at a giveaway sponsored by the Greater Chicago Food Depository in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo

Social Safety Net Prevented Spike In Hunger In 2020

By Nereida Moreno, Daniel Tucker
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New government data out Wednesday show that a boost in federal aid stopped food insecurity from worsening in 2020.

Reset talks with a Washington-based reporter and a local expert for their reaction to the news and to better understand the issue of food insecurity in the Chicago area.

GUESTS: Laura Reiley, Washington Post business of food reporter

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