NYC People Wait in Lines As Economic Pressure, Food Insecurity Mounts (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Dozens lined up outside a food pantry at the Evangel Christian School in LIC, Queens, New York City on Friday to receive a week’s worth of hot, healthy meals, as the economic pressure amid the coronavirus crisis further strains people's livelihood.
Children are being affected in many ways by COVID-19. In just last month, the United Nations warned that children are in danger of malnourishment and poverty due to the pandemic.
While food insecurity is no stranger to the city, it’s being felt now more than ever.
A new study out of Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project shows households with young children are among the most vulnerable to food insecurity. In all, 1 in 5 children in the United States are not getting enough to eat.
