A new report finds that more than 285,000 households in the state were “food-insecure” during the height of the pandemic — meaning, they didn’t have reliable access to affordable and nutritious food. The data was compiled by the Food Research and Action Center with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report also found that in 2021, 14% of Black households and 18% of Latino households in the state indicated they sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.
The report recommends investing in community outreach programs, while building infrastructure to help government and local agencies work together to distribute food and address the root causes of hunger.
Support for “Hunger in NJ” has been provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
