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Arlington Co. food insecurity detailed in new report
Will Vitka | wvitka@wtop.com
April 20, 2022, 8:30 AM
Virginia’s Arlington County has a reputation for wealth, but according to a new report, an estimated 7.8% of households there experienced food insecurity in 2019.
The study found that food insecurity was primarily found in south and east Arlington County, particularly the Glencarlyn, Buckingham/Ashton Heights, Pentagon City, Crystal City South, Forest Glen/Arlington Mill and Crystal City North neighborhoods.
“Despite the area’s reputation as wealthy and well-resourced, more than 6,700 of the county’s 108,604 households were referred to the Arlington Food Assistance Center in 2021, signaling that this abundance is not shared by all residents,” the report said.
Households experiencing food insecurity had a hard time paying expenses, “and food budgets were often the first to be cut in times of financial hardship, especially as increasing inflation put upward pressure on households’ food costs,” according to the report, which was released at the end of March...
Arlington Co. food insecurity detailed in new report
Will Vitka | wvitka@wtop.com
April 20, 2022, 8:30 AM
Virginia’s Arlington County has a reputation for wealth, but according to a new report, an estimated 7.8% of households there experienced food insecurity in 2019.
The study found that food insecurity was primarily found in south and east Arlington County, particularly the Glencarlyn, Buckingham/Ashton Heights, Pentagon City, Crystal City South, Forest Glen/Arlington Mill and Crystal City North neighborhoods.
“Despite the area’s reputation as wealthy and well-resourced, more than 6,700 of the county’s 108,604 households were referred to the Arlington Food Assistance Center in 2021, signaling that this abundance is not shared by all residents,” the report said.
Households experiencing food insecurity had a hard time paying expenses, “and food budgets were often the first to be cut in times of financial hardship, especially as increasing inflation put upward pressure on households’ food costs,” according to the report, which was released at the end of March...
