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3 Million College-Educated New Yorkers Too Poor to Afford Food
Three million college-educated New Yorkers can barely afford enough to eat, according to a new report by the Food Bank of New York City, while needy residents making $50,000-$75,000 increased by six percent. Business Insider:
To cope, they're cutting back on spending by purchasing fewer essential items like dairy, meat and fresh fruits and turning to soup kitchens and food stamps, the Food Bank says.
It's a strategy the organization calls "sacrifice and support," which speaks to the growing concern about rising food prices. The cost of staple foods like eggs, milk and meat shot up by 11 percent in 2011 alone.
Campus food banks for struggling college students exist in states like Georgia, California and Michigan, but New York schools have fewer programs that are geared to college students.
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