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Greenest of them all: Senior Ekua Hudson tackles food insecurity in the District | The Eagle

January 22, 2024
  • D.C. Policy Center

On January 19, 2024, a D.C. Policy Center publication on food access in D.C. was cited by The Eagle:

Food deserts — urban areas where residents have little to no access to affordable or good-quality fresh foods — make up 11 percent of D.C., of which 82 percent is concentrated in Wards 7 and 8, according to the D.C. Policy Center. 

Read more: Greenest of them all: Senior Ekua Hudson tackles food insecurity in the District

Related publication: Food access in D.C is deeply connected to poverty and transportation

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