- Cost per meal in Massachusetts: $3.55 (18% over the national average)
- Food insecure people in Massachusetts BEFORE the pandemic: 566,930
- Food insecure people in Massachusetts AFTER the pandemic: 1.6 million
- Food insecure people in eastern Massachusetts in 2020: more than 658,000 (equivalent to nearly the entire population of Boston)
- State with the greatest percentage increase in food insecurity during the pandemic: Massachusetts
- Increase in food insecurity in Massachusetts between 2019 and start 2021: 55%
- State with the greatest increase in food-insecure children due to the pandemic: Massachusetts, at 102%
For More Information:
The Greater Boston Food Bank: www.gbfb.org
Worcester Food Bank: www.foodbank.org
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: www.foodbankwma.org
Merrimack Valley Food Bank: www.mvfb.org/
