‘Things have been tight’: North Texas food banks, farmers and families make tough choices in the wake of USDA food program cuts. What can be done to reduce food insecurity in uncertain times

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There are more food-insecure families in Texas than any state in the nation. The problem is acute in Dallas-Fort Worth, where one in seven — a third of them children — face hunger.

“In North Texas, things have been tight,” Anne Readhimer, Chief Impact Officer for North Texas Food Bank, told CBS News. “Everyone is just needing a little bit more help these days.”…

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