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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Idaho in top 10 for child hunger


BOISE (AP) — A new study ranks Idaho among the 10 worst states for the percentage of hungry kids younger than 5. But the study also says Idaho is among 10 states showing the most improvement in combating child hunger.

The study, "Feeding America: Child Food Insecurity in the United States," by the nonprofit group Feeding America, found that 20.2 percent of Idaho children under 5 lived with hunger from 2005 to 2007.

That ranked Idaho 10th worst in the nation. The national average was 17.3 percent, the study said.

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