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What is food insecurity? How Philly navigates hunger, food deserts, and access to good food.

Across the Philly region, one out of every 10 households doesn’t have access to affordable, healthy food on a consistent basis.

People shop at the Feast of Justice food pantry in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Food prices have risen so dramatically due to inflation that people who haven't used food pantries for help are now having to go back.
People shop at the Feast of Justice food pantry in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Food prices have risen so dramatically due to inflation that people who haven't used food pantries for help are now having to go back.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer