Study: Some military families with kids need help with food

About a quarter of military families experience some food insecurity.

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November 7, 2023 - 5:31 PM

A free food sign sits on a corner in Atlanta. Beginning Nov. 1, the Trump administration reduced food stamp benefits in response to the government shutdown. On Saturday, USDA officials said that states that fully fund the program "will face consequences." Photo by Natrice Miller/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS

A new University of Georgia study found one in eight military families with children have visited a food bank in a recent 12-month stretch.

The research, published recently by the Public Health Nutrition journal, also showed that Asian, Black and multiracial military families were roughly 50% more likely to use food assistance than white families. The survey was conducted in 2021, about a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. It included 8,326 families across the country with an active duty member of the U.S. Army or Air Force.

A family’s chances of going to a food pantry…

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