Food shortages continue to mount

Common Dreams - According to the United States Conference of Mayors' annual Hunger and Homelessness Surve, 71 percent of the 25 cities surveyed saw an increase in requests for emergency food assistance—a majority of those coming from families. Low wages were the biggest cause of hunger among those cities, followed by poverty, unemployment, and high living costs...

Among those who reported needing food assistance in Thursday's report, 38 percent were employed....

More than 80 percent of emergency kitchens had to slash the amount of food an individual could take in one visit or per meal. Of the 25 cities surveyed, 21 said they expected food needs to increase in the next year.