What is 'food insecurity' and who does it affect? - Gainesville Times

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What is 'food insecurity' and who does it affect?

Meals On Wheels volunteer Ann Shuler knocks on a door at Rainey Street Homes Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, delivering meals to some residents at the complex. Food insecurity is an issue that plagues 8% of people in Hall County. That number has been dropping over the past few years, and local experts have a hope for the future that food insecurity will be eradicated, or at least continue to drop. - photo by Scott Rogers

09012019 HUNGER 5.jpg — Meals On Wheels volunteer Ann Shuler knocks on a door at Rainey Street Homes Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, delivering meals to some residents at the complex. Food insecurity is an issue that plagues 8% of people in Hall County. That number has been dropping over the past few years, and local experts have a hope for the future that food insecurity will be eradicated, or at least continue to drop. - photo by Scott Rogers

Monica Newton can’t help but picture each of her patients sitting in front of her when she thinks about food insecurity.