Chicago Food Insecurity

Joseph Erbentraut

Public Art Project Aims To Reinvigorate Chicago's South Side

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 12.23.2011

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When Brooklyn-based photographer Emily Schiffer first arrived on Chicago's South Side, it wasn't long before the widespread desolation and vacancy ove...

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Study: 1 In 5 Chicagoans Are Hungry, Food Insecure

Posted 11.21.2011

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New data released Wednesday by the Greater Chicago Food Depository shows that just over 20 percent of Chicagoans face "food insecurity." The data [...

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