With the pandemic and lockdowns stretching on, many people are going hungry. We look at food insecurity among low-income households by first getting an understanding of what it means, and what needs to be done to address it. Then, we’ll look at how the lack of food impacts communities. Finally, we hear from a food bank about the work they’ve been doing the past year.

Image Source: Paul Szewczyk, Unsplash

Produced by: Loo Juosie, Tasha Fusil, Alia Zefri

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan

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Tags:  Evening Edition,  Inside Story,  Social Issues,  Food Security,  Food Bank,  Poverty,  Government/Regulatory/Policy Making,  Politics, News, Current Affairs,  Food, Beverage, Restaurants