A NEW REPORT SAYS MORE NEW MEXICANS ARE GOING HUNGRY THESE DAYS. THE UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION SAYS MORE THAN 17 PERCENT OF THE STATE’S POPULATION EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY LAST YEAR…UP FROM 12 PERCENT IN 2016.
SONYA WARWICK WITH ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK SAYS THE SITUATION CERTAINLY ISN’T GETTING ANY BETTER. SHE SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS YET TO RECOVER FROM THE RECESSION AND THEY’RE STILL SERVING 70-THOUSAND PEOPLE EVERY WEEK.
WARWICK SAYS ROADRUNNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS IN THE FEDERAL FARM BILL THAT COULD IMPACT NUTRITION PROGRAMS LIKE FOOD STAMPS. SHE SAYS THAT COULD LEAD TO EVEN LONGER LINES AT FOOD BANKS.
