Strengthening food security for a more resilient region
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Access to an adequate food supply remains a challenge for many low- to middle-income families. The Capital Area Food Bank reports that a third of households in the metropolitan Washington region face food insecurity, uncertain about having enough to eat.
To address this issue, local officials are actively working together to advocate for the restoration and potential expansion of federal funding for nutrition programs. Simultaneously, they are
working with partners to implement strategies to improve local food production, support farmers' markets, and strengthen food pantries for communities in need.
In this episode of Think Regionally, host Robert McCartney sits down with D.C. Hunger Solutions Director LaMonika Jones, Montgomery County Office of Food Systems Resilience Director Heather Bruskin, and COG Food and Agriculture Regional Member (FARM) Policy Committee Chair and City of Fairfax Council Member Jon Stehle, to discuss building a more resilient and food-secure region.
United States
