Over 650,000 Indiana residents did not eat enough over two week-long periods in August and September.
That’s an 80% increase since 2021 according to the annual Hunger Atlas Report.
They’re crediting the surge in hunger to the end of federal programs including the expanded Child Tax Credit, increased SNAP allotments and universal school meals. Between 2021 and 2023, almost 13 percent of Indiana residents were found to live in food insecure households…