{"id":3895,"date":"2023-04-27T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3895"},"modified":"2025-10-15T21:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:09:25","slug":"new-report-finds-1-in-4-la-residents-go-hungry-food-insecurity-remains-undercounted-nationally","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/new-report-finds-1-in-4-la-residents-go-hungry-food-insecurity-remains-undercounted-nationally\/","title":{"rendered":"New report finds 1 in 4 LA residents go hungry; food insecurity remains undercounted nationally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>ABC7<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>April 2023<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">New report finds 1 in 4 LA residents go hungry; food insecurity remains undercounted nationally<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">America is a country rich in food, but more and more people do not have access to proper nutrition. University of Southern Californa researchers suggest the government&#8217;s recent tally on food insecurity in the U.S. may be as much a third higher than the USDA is reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\">Plus, the starkest difference is felt in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Read full story on ABC7<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/food-image-1024x576.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3896\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/food-image-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/food-image-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/food-image-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/food-image-1536x864.avif 1536w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/food-image-680x383.avif 680w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/food-image-1280x720.avif 1280w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/food-image.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Composite: Letty Avila. 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