Hungry in the Military

Download or read book Hungry in the Military written by Abby J. Leibman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All across America, food banks are experiencing unprecedented demand. Families struggling to put food on the table during the COVID-19 pandemic are turning to food pantries, charities, and federal benefits as they endure the painful reality of hunger. Among those seeking help are military families who don’t know where their next meal will come from. Servicemembers who have enlisted to fight for their country, already sacrificing so much, are struggling to feed themselves and their families. This is not a new problem. At least part of the problem stems from an unintended barrier to assistance for struggling military families — counting a servicemember’s housing allowance as revenue in determining eligibility for federal nutrition programs like SNAP (formerly food stamps). The circumstances that give rise to food insecurity among military families are complex, yet simplistic responses based on unfounded stereotypes are often lifted up ahead of more meaningful responses.