1 in 4 American Households with Children Report Not Being Able to Afford Enough Food

Today the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) released its latest food hardship report. According to the report "Food Hardship in America 2010: Households with and without Children" New York State rank 29th in the nation for food hardship with 14.6% of households having trouble affording enough food while 23.3% of household with children report the same trouble.

Of note, the last report from March of this year rated New York's 16th Congressional District with the highest food hardship rate in the country at nearly 33%. That rate has dropped to 27%, bringing the district to the 4th ranking position.

Nationwide, nearly 1 in 4 households with children report having trouble affording enough food. You can read FRAC's statement here.