Reading, Writing and Hungry: The consequences of food insecurity on children and on our nation’s economic success
A report commissioned by the Partnership for America’s Economic Success and written by Children’s HealthWatch and the Food Research Action Center addresses the range of economic consequences associated with persistently high rates of household food insecurity in the United States. Drawing from various sources of data, the report identifies the short- and long-term economic costs of the harmful effects of food insecurity on very young children.