US food insecurity: The rising cost of living makes it hard for people with jobs to feed their families

The mix of local residents visiting the Enfield Food Shelf in Connecticut has changed a lot in the last few years. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, many were elderly or disabled people on fixed incomes, said Kathleen Souvigney, the food pantry’s executive director for the past decade. But now, more of the folks seeking assistance are working families who are struggling to make ends meet as their cost of living skyrockets. Paying for child care, housing, cars, heating and other …