David Beckmann Available to Comment on New Record-Breaking Poverty Figures
Washington, DC, September 13, 2010 − Leading anti-hunger and poverty advocate Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World and a 2010 World Food Prize laureate, will be available to comment on the government’s latest poverty data. The U.S. Census Bureau’s annual poverty figures, to be released Thursday, September 16, will show the biggest increase of Americans living in poverty since record-keeping began in 1959. Currently, nearly one in four children lives in a household that has trouble putting food on the table. Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (