Mid-Michigan residents are facing increasing challenges in their fight against hunger according to hunger analytics data released today by Second Helping, Inc.
“All four (4) of our proprietary food security indices revealed a noticeable reduction in positive sentiment in our May survey period. One index that compares households’ current access to healthy, affordable food to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period actually fell into negative territory for the second time since November 2023 and to its lowest level ever, meaning households are worse off now than they were prior to the pandemic,” reported Michelle Ediva, Director of Hunger Outreach Programs at Second Helping, Inc.
“We’ve generally seen a broad worsening trend in food security for a couple of months now, and this is evidenced in real terms by the increase in the number of people we are serving,” she added.
The Second Helping Household Historical 12-Month Food Insecurity Index pulled back to 5.22 in May from 5.98 in April.
The Second Helping Current vs. pre-COVID-19 Pandemic Food Insecurity Index weakened to 4.80 in May from 5.72 in April, its worst level ever.
The Second Helping Household Twelve-Month Expectations Food Insecurity Index declined to 5.00 in May from 5.87 in April.
The Second Helping Children’s Historical 12-Month Food Insecurity Index moved lower to 5.61 in May from 6.00 in April.
Second Helping’s June hunger analytics data and food insecurity indices will be released on July 1.
