Survey: New food insecurity number nears 40%

Food insecurity in Arkansas appears to keep getting worse.That was one of the takeaways from a news conference held Wednesday by the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, which has formed a consortium with six Feeding America food banks in Arkansas.Information gleaned from the Arkansas Hunger Survey, which included 3,500 paper surveys and 1,700 phone interviews, showed that 37% of residents “don’t have enough food to meet their needs,” according to a news release. Arkansas is