Beyond Hunger: the hidden impacts of food insecurity

Beyond Hunger exposes the realities of what it’s like to live with food insecurity in this country.

From poor physical and mental health to the toll on relationships, it’s a gut-wrenching window into how a lack of access to healthy food impacts a person’s whole life.

The report, which surveyed 561 people across the country, includes dramatic first-hand accounts of living with food insecurity. Individuals share how they cope—from not celebrating holidays, to skipping medications because there’s no food to take with them, to isolating to hide the issue from friends and family.