From The Midwesterner:
About 1.3 million Michiganders have struggled to put food on the table for their families in recent years, according to Hunger Free America.
The nonpartisan nonprofit recently analyzed federal data for its Hunter Atlas Report, which provides a snapshot of food insecurity in all states, and offered perspective on the growing problem in Michigan.
The findings show more than 840,000 residents of the Great Lakes State did not have enough to eat over a two-week period in August and September 2024, a figure that has skyrocketed by 53% since the same time 2021.