THE RHODE ISLAND Community Food Bank's latest Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island notes that food insecurity has increased to higher levels in 2022 than the levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity has gotten worse in Rhode Island this past year than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly due to inflation and key COVID-19 assistance programs expiring to help low-income individuals secure food. That is according to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s 2022 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island, released…