Hunger Archives - Oklahoma Watch http://oklahomawatch.org/category/poverty/hunger/ No Favorites No Falsehoods No Fear Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:10:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://oklahomawatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/okwatch-icon-100x100.png Hunger Archives - Oklahoma Watch http://oklahomawatch.org/category/poverty/hunger/ 32 32 168626729 Another Relief Program’s End Returns Some Oklahomans to Food Insecurity https://oklahomawatch.org/2023/05/03/another-relief-programs-end-returns-some-oklahomans-to-food-insecurity/ https://oklahomawatch.org/2023/05/03/another-relief-programs-end-returns-some-oklahomans-to-food-insecurity/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://oklahomawatch.org/?p=728045

The end to pandemic emergency relief food benefits has created a domino effect — longer pantry lines and limited stock on food bank shelves.

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The end to pandemic emergency relief food benefits has created a domino effect — longer pantry lines and limited stock on food bank shelves.

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]]> 683033 Three Charts That Show Dire Economic Realities Faced By Thousands of Oklahomans https://oklahomawatch.org/2020/12/21/three-charts-that-show-dire-economic-realities-faced-by-thousands-of-oklahomans/ https://oklahomawatch.org/2020/12/21/three-charts-that-show-dire-economic-realities-faced-by-thousands-of-oklahomans/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000 https://oklahomawatch.org/?p=678837

Hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans are entering the holiday season with anxiety of how they’ll pay for food, rent and common household expenses, new federal data shows.

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Hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans are entering the holiday season with anxiety of how they’ll pay for food, rent and common household expenses, new federal data shows.

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]]> https://oklahomawatch.org/2020/12/21/three-charts-that-show-dire-economic-realities-faced-by-thousands-of-oklahomans/feed/ 0 678837 High Prices Still a Concern After An Oasis Fills Northeast OKC’s Food Desert https://oklahomawatch.org/2020/12/07/high-prices-still-a-concern-after-an-oasis-fills-northeast-okcs-food-desert/ https://oklahomawatch.org/2020/12/07/high-prices-still-a-concern-after-an-oasis-fills-northeast-okcs-food-desert/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:15:33 +0000 https://oklahomawatch.org/?p=678689

A full-service grocery story is set to open in this community for the first time in 25 years, one promising jobs and affordablililty for one of the city's low-income areas.

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A full-service grocery story is set to open in this community for the first time in 25 years, one promising jobs and affordablililty for one of the city's low-income areas.

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More than 650,000 Oklahomans, a third of them children, lack reliable access to sufficient food. Food pantries play a vital role in providing resources to food-insecure families.

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More than 650,000 Oklahomans, a third of them children, lack reliable access to sufficient food. Food pantries play a vital role in providing resources to food-insecure families.

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