NYT: Forty-six percent increase in food assistance

National Briefing | Washington

5.7 Million Get Weekly Food Assistance

By JASON DePARLE

The number of Americans getting help from soup kitchens, shelters and food pantries each week rose 27 percent in the past four years, to 5.7 million, according to a survey by Feeding America, an association of food banks. About 37 million Americans, one in eight, got assistance over the course of a year, an increase of 46 percent.

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