DALLAS — Dallas county and city officials are working on a plan to address food insecurity in North Texas.
The plan is still in the works, but it is meant to be a roadmap that local governments and community partners can use to ensure everyone can get affordable, healthy food, no matter their neighborhood.
Nearly 1 in 8 residents and almost 1 in 5 children in Dallas County lack consistent access to enough affordable, nutritious food, according to dallasfoodplan.org. About 25% of children in Dallas County lived in households with food insecurity in 2022, according to the site. That’s higher than state and national averages…