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American Indicators: The Faces And Stories Behind The Economic Statistics

Some sectors are thriving, while others continue to struggle, putting different people in vastly different situations. NPR is following four people who will help illustrate the arc of the recovery.

February 20, 2021
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  • Mallory Yu and
  • Ari Shapiro

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  • Global Health

Latin America Is Facing A Hunger Pandemic

A new report describes a region where hunger and malnutrition are sharply increasing — and only likely to get worse as COVID-19 pushes more people into poverty.

December 09, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Ingmar Riveros and Peruvian refugee Xiomy De la Cruz distribute food from a store basement last month in Hartford, Conn.

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  • National

Immigrant Woman Starts Food Pantry In Her Home To Help Undocumented Families

When Xiomy De la Cruz saw her neighbors losing their jobs during the pandemic, she decided to help feed them. Many were unable to access government benefits because of their immigration status.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Brenda León
A member of Single Moms Connect lots groceries in the back of a recipient's car. According to the group Feeding American, just under half of the people accessing food aid during the COVID-19 recession are doing so for the first time in their lives.

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  • Food

In The Pandemic, Food Insecurity Soars While Food Bank Volunteers Stay Home

The COVID-19 pandemic may have doubled the demand for charity food aid in the United States. At the same time, the pandemic is drying up the pool of volunteer labor that keeps food aid running.

November 21, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
New Yorkers in need receive free produce, dry goods and meat at a Food Bank For New York City distribution event in July. Hunger is one of the most urgent — yet hidden — crises facing the nation.

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  • National

A Crisis Within A Crisis: Food Insecurity And COVID-19

Hunger is one of the most urgent — yet hidden — crises facing the nation. In this special episode of All Things Considered, a look at how food insecurity has been exacerbated by the coronavirus.

September 28, 2020
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  • Michel Martin

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  • Health

How The Pandemic Is Widening The Racial Wealth Gap

The coronavirus has affected most Americans, but NPR's latest poll shows Black, Latino and Native American households are hardest hit by the financial impact of the crisis.

September 18, 2020
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Atlanta Food Bank

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  • News

Food Banks See Increasing Demand And More Child Hunger As Pandemic Continues

Food banks across Georgia say they’re seeing a spike in demand from families amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re also reporting an increase in child hunger.

September 16, 2020
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  • Andy Miller
Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., won first place in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science and math competition for high school seniors. The pandemic meant a virtual Zoom ceremony rather than what's usually a black-tie gala ceremony in the nation's capital.

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  • National

High School Senior's Tool To End Food Insecurity Wins National Competition

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, has won the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a top science and math competition for high school seniors. Her winning project: a tool to predict crop harvests.

July 30, 2020
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  • Reena Advani
The Macon-Bibb County School System is serving hot meals to food insecure kids in hopes that will lure more families to their summer food program.

Summer Meals Are Heating Up For Hungry Kids In Macon

Most kids who rely on free or reduced-price lunch during the school year lose that steady source of food when the summer begins. To help compensate for...

June 18, 2019
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  • Emily Rose Thorne
A volunteer at Malachi's Storehouse arranges produce for the 150 people who visit each Wednesday to get groceries.

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  • Food

GPB's 'Full Plates' Series Wraps With Solutions On Food Deserts In Atlanta

This month, GPB launched its "Full Plates" series, looking at hunger in Georgia. One in six Georgians is food insecure, meaning they don't always know...

May 31, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more
FoodFinder, an app and website created by Duluth native Jack Griffin, connects people who are food insecure to food assistance nationwide.

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  • Food

Duluth Native's App Helps 75,000 Americans – And Counting – Access Food Assistance

According to the Georgia Food Bank Association, one in six Georgians is food insecure, meaning they don't know how or where they'll get their next meal....

May 28, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Betty Rouse, top left, and Ida McClinton talk while sharing lunch at the Twiggs County Senior Center in Jeffersonville. Studies show that eating together is better for seniors since they tend to eat more in each other's company.

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  • Food

GPB Series 'Full Plates' Explores Food Access In Georgia — Including Plan For Senior Hunger

Food insecurity is a pressing issue nationwide — particularly in Georgia, where one out of every four children live in food insecure households. It's a...

May 28, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Josephine Bennett ,
  • and 1 more
The Davies Shelter Farm Bus sells fresh vegetables grown from a backyard farm in places around Rome that do not have easy access to fresh food.

A Farm, A Bus And A Fight Against Hunger In Rome

In Rome, a men’s homeless shelter has been cultivating a backyard farm with a variety of veggies to feed its residents. The shelter has been so...

May 26, 2019
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
UGA student Lily Dabbs carries fresh produce from the farm to be washed.

Grant Brings Fresh Produce To UGA Student Pantry

Nearly half of college students on campus experience food insecurity, according to a recent study . It’s an issue University of Georgia students wanted...

May 24, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Betty Rouse, top left, and Ida McClinton talk while sharing lunch at the Twiggs County Senior Center in Jeffersonville. Studies show that eating together is better for seniors since they tend to eat more in each other's company.

Georgia First In Nation To Tackle Senior Hunger Head On

Three to four days a week Ernestine Mims comes to the Senior Center in Twiggs County to eat lunch with her friends. On a recent afternoon, t he women s...

May 23, 2019
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  • Josephine Bennett
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