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Help For The HungryDecember 6, 2023 5:30 pm

Study says 1-in-3 LA County households are facing food insecurity

A USC study tracking numbers from March 2020 to the present found that 1 in 3 LA County families are experiencing food insecurity. Among low income residents, food insecurity is the worst it’s been in 10 years. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Dec. 6, 2023.

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