46 - What Does Hunger Look Like in America? America.

Food insecurity and hardship remain at all time highs in Washington, DC and Maryland. In DC alone, one in seven families struggle with food insecurity. DC Hunger Solutions, and Maryland Hunger Solutions, advocate, educate and provide assistance to families struggling with hunger , food insecurity and food hardship. . Beginning in 2016 in Maryland,, over 50,000 people will lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program( food assistance) benefits due to a rule enacted with the 1996 Welfare Reform Act. We speak with Dr. Beverly Wheeler, director of DC Hunger Solutions, Ms. Lauren Badger , Anti-Hunger Program Associate DC Hunger Solutions, and Mr. Michael Wilson , director of Maryland Hunger Solutions, about the policies, practices and services needed to feed far too many Americans.