Every county in Oklahoma exceeds the national rate of food insecurity. High-income pockets of the state like Bixby are also feeling the rise in hungry families.
Tag: food insecurity
Posted inGovernment
The biggest reason for uptick in Oklahoma hunger rates? Reforms to SNAP.
About 147,000 Oklahomans have been dropped from the federal food assistance program since the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill. Of those, 42% are children.
Posted inBusiness
A grocery store boom is arriving in Tulsa’s food deserts, including downtown
Three micro grocery stores have opened around Tulsa, with a full-service grocery store coming to downtown this summer. The challenges to solving food insecurity remain.
Posted inYour Money
SNAP freeze showed fragility of food access. Tulsans want to help you grow your own.
Growing food can cost you next to nothing — if you’re willing to be resourceful.
Posted inSchools & Families
Changemakers: This is how Tulsa students would solve homelessness and food insecurity
Homelessness, SNAP benefits and mental health aren’t just adult problems to solve. At this semester’s Changemakers pitch nights, kids propose their own solutions.
Posted inNews
New Tulsa group focuses on food insecurity and how to solve it
The Forum for Real Economic Emancipation is hosting a discussion about food insecurity Dec. 12.