Shaheen Highlights Need for Food Assistance During Meeting with NH Nutrition & Food Security Orgs

Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) highlighted the urgent need to provide additional food assistance in COVID-19 relief to help struggling Granite State families during a virtual meeting with New Hampshire nutrition and food security organizations. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families throughout New Hampshire are struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. 1 in 7 men, women and children in the state are now food insecure, while up to 23% of children are living in a food insecure environment as a result of this crisis. This meeting comes after Shaheen shared additional details earlier this week for the COVID-19 emergency relief bill she announced with a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers. The Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 contains agricultural and nutrition assistance for farmers, families and frontline organizations. During the meeting, Shaheen heard more from nutrition and food security organizations about their experiences providing nutrition assistance to vulnerable Granite Staters and the challenges they are facing and updated them on her efforts in the Senate to work to secure needed relief.