{"id":11519,"date":"2020-08-18T19:21:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T19:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/?p=11519"},"modified":"2022-04-01T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T16:25:45","slug":"the-longest-summer-report-childhood-hunger-in-the-wake-of-the-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/2020\/08\/18\/the-longest-summer-report-childhood-hunger-in-the-wake-of-the-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"RELEASE: The Longest Summer Report: Childhood Hunger in the Wake of the Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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B<\/span>efore the pandemic, summer was already a hard time for families struggling to feed their kids, with schools closed and school meals gone. This year, schools closed in March, leaving many children without reliable daily meals for months on end. In the wake of COVID-19, more American families are waiting in line at food banks and rationing meals for their kids. With schools now closed for months, this has been the longest summer for kids facing hunger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No Kid Hungry recently released <\/span>The Longest Summer: Childhood Hunger in the Wake of the Coronavirus<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0 a new research-driven report that gives insight into how families are coping with the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and how the ongoing crisis has changed public opinion towards nutrition programs that help feed kids–like SNAP and school meals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Millions of Americans are facing unemployment, fewer hours and lost wages, causing many to face hunger for the first time. 47% of American families are living with hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers are worse among Black families (53%) and Latino families (56%).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Parents are adapting as best they can, including skipping meals and making drastic changes to how they feed their children. As part of the report, parents recorded a series of video diaries, that can <\/span>be found here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“It’s all so uncertain right now, the uncertainty is worrying to me. Where the food is going to come from. Food is in short supply, money is in short supply. Even just talking about it now is making my chest hurt.\u201d – Rebecca, mother, Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n

However, this report gives reason for hope: more Americans are newly aware of just how many families were living on the edge before the pandemic – and how many children struggle with hunger. And more Americans are willing to invest in order to feed them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the findings in No Kid Hungry\u2019s Longest Summer report:<\/span><\/p>\n