# Food security
Local Food Assistance
Prices of groceries and gas are at an all-time high, while more families are struggling to make ends meet. 64% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck according to a LendingClub survey conducted in early 2022. Seniors also are finding it hard every month to cover necessary expenses.
Acworth Community Gardens Springing to Life with Volunteer Help, Local Business Support
As spring brings the greening of plants everywhere, groups of volunteers are helping the new Acworth Community Gardens spring to life. The Acworth Community Garden is a cooperative project between the City of Acworth and community volunteers.Photo: DeanLand.
Opinion: Let's Build a Community Greenhouse
Alex Bodnar told me when he returned to his native Hungary in 1975 he found the people of Budapest growing most of the food they ate right in that city. This shows how productive urban farming can be.
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Broken Healthcare is the Biggest Cause of Hunger in the US
In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, 1 in 8 people are food insecure due largely to rising healthcare costs. The US Department of Agriculture keeps rigorous data on the American peoples’ food security (or lack thereof), and their most recent report should concern everyone. They found that 10.5% of US households experienced food insecurity in 2020, meaning that roughly 13.8 million households had disruptions of access to proper nutrition. Of this group, 6.6% of households experienced low food security, which the USDA defines as having “reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet.” The remaining 3.9% of households experienced very low food security. This is when a household has “multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.”