A new program is fighting food insecurity. Virginia’s SUN bucks provides eligible kids with a $120 credit for groceries.

1 in 8 Virginians battles food insecurity, but fortunately for them, there are plenty of people in our area with very generous and giving hearts!

Food insufficiency among U.S. families with children increased by 12 percent in February after child tax credit payments under a federal Covid-19 relief plan expired, according to new data from Children’s HealthWatch, a nonpartisan group of health care workers and researchers.