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July 15 - Child Hunger, Part 1

 

One in every five New Mexico Families lives in poverty, and for many of those families, help with their children’s meals is vital.  But are we failing to feed the most vulnerable segment of our population?  In this three-part series, Deborah Martinez sorts out the data on child hunger, who’s doing something about it, and how families struggle to overcome the odds.

 

In part one, Deborah looks at the history of the problem, the part public assistance has played and the link between a living wage and hunger in New Mexico.

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