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Hunger in Virginia

As of 2020, Virginia’s food insecurity rate stood at 7.7%, meaning that over 658,000 people had to worry where their next meal would come from on any given day. With the average cost of a meal in Virginia being $3.30, Feeding America’s “Map the Meal Gap” concluded that an additional $349,523,000 would be needed to meet the state’s food needs.

Every day, families join the ranks of the working poor; these are individuals who can’t make ends meet or who find themselves forced to make difficult choices after suffering devastating personal or financial crises beyond their control.

2020 was a particularly catastrophic year for those experiencing hunger insecurity. According to a study by Northwestern Institute for Policy, the number of people experiencing hunger in Virginia sky-rocketed from 9.9% in February to more than 22% in June. In addition, there are roughly 590,000 children across our state that rely on free or reduced-price meals during the school day, and with the disruption to the school schedule, we know they are at serious risk.

*2020 data is the most up to date information regarding food insecurity from Feeding America.

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The roadmap lays out opportunities to reduce food insecurity in Virginia and provides critical next steps in order to develop policies, programs and partnerships to benefit Virginia’s children and communities.
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