“Poverty is the worst form of violence.” -Mahatma Gandhi One of the most egregious forms of poverty in Washington D.C. is the grocery gap. For the past 10 years, D.C. Hunger Solutions has tracked the disparities in grocery store access across the District. This included releasing three reports in 2010, 2016, and 2020, which alarmingly found disparities increasing, with little…
Read MoreDuring SY21-22, all students attending D.C. Public Schools and D.C. Public Charter Schools are eligible for access to free school meals (breakfast and lunch) through the USDA Seamless Summer Option. D.C. Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services will offer meals to students learning in-person or virtually at no cost. Free meals will also be available…
Read MoreMedia Contact: Brittani Riddlebriddle@frac.org 202-640-1089 WASHINGTON, November 1, 2021 – There are still disparities between wards with the lowest and highest incomes regarding residents’ access to full-service grocery stores, according to the Still Minding the Grocery Gap in D.C.: A 2021 Update report released today by D.C. Hunger Solutions. A year after the 10th anniversary…
Read MoreD.C. Hunger Solutions has released a new report Putting Food on the Table: Food Insecurity, Nutrition Assistance, and COVID-19 Trends Among Food-Insecure Immigrant Communities in Washington, D.C. The report highlights the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 among food-insecure immigrant households in Washington, D.C. The report is available to read in full.
Read MoreMedia Contact: Brittani Riddlebriddle@frac.org202-640-1089 New Online Data Tool Reveals Alarming Number of D.C. Residents Don’t Have Enough to Eat During Pandemic WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 — A new online data tool on Food Insufficiency During COVID-19, released by the Food Research & Action Center, the parent organization of D.C. Hunger Solutions, reveals alarming data on the rise…
Read MoreMedia Contacts: D.C. Hunger SolutionsJordan Bakerjbaker@frac.org202-640-1118 DC Department of Aging and Community LivingAngela RichardsonAngela.Richardson1@dc.gov202-304-0342 DC Department of HealthKimberly Hendersonkimberly.henderson@dc.gov202-724-7481 DC Public SchoolsDeborah IsaacDeborah.Isaac2@k12.dc.gov202-907-8213 DC Department of Human ServicesDora Taylor-Lowedora.taylor-lowe@dc.gov202-671-4446 DC Office of the State Superintendent of EducationLida AlikhaniLida.Alikhani@dc.gov202-412-2459 Executive Office of the MayorLaToya Fosterpress@dc.gov202-727-5011 WASHINGTON, July 16, 2021 — D.C. Hunger Solutions today released the D.C. Federal Nutrition…
Read MoreMay is Older Americans Month, making this a great time to recognize and honor all that older adults do for their communities. Older adults play an especially critical role in D.C.: more than 160,000 residents (greater than 20 percent of the population) over the age of 55 live in the District. D.C. has been recognized…
Read MoreHigh rates of food insecurity plague college campuses around the U.S., and colleges in the District are no exception. We at D.C. Hunger Solutions (DCHS) recognize that the District, where the cost of living is high and nearly 15 percent of households struggle to afford enough to eat, is home to college students experiencing food…
Read MoreAccording to Still Minding the Grocery Gap in D.C. 10th Anniversary Grocery Store report, the district’s grocery gap has widened since then despite rapid economic development, with wards with the lowest incomes losing two stores between 2010-2020.
Read MoreMedia Contact:Jordan Bakerjbaker@frac.org202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Beverley Wheeler, Director, D.C. Hunger Solutions WASHINGTON, March 26, 2021 — D.C. Hunger Solutions commends the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for dismissing an appeal of a decision striking down the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that would have…
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