Politics & Government
Memphis, Tennesseee, long famous for blues and barbecue, has earned a grim new distinction: the hunger capital of the United States. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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Memphis, Tennesseee, long famous for blues and barbecue, has earned a grim new distinction: the hunger capital of the United States. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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Memphis, Tennesseee, long famous for blues and barbecue, has earned a grim new distinction: the hunger capital of the United States. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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Boxes of food are prepared for needy families who collect a monthly supply of groceries from the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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Memphis, Tennesseee, long famous for blues and barbecue, has earned a grim new distinction: the hunger capital of the United States. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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Employees prepare meals at Blues City Cafe on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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An industrial area of Memphis is nearly empty of traffic during an afternoon workday. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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A truck is loaded with boxes of food from the Memphis Food Bank in Memphis, Tennessee. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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A worker unloads a pallet of food at the Memphis Food Bank warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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A volunteer at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church outreach center stacks canned goods in the food pantry in Memphis, Tennessee. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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Shawn Anderson collects food at the Memphis Food Bank for the Word of Life Ministries which provides hot meals for the children attending the ministry. As more and more Americans struggle to pay their bills, a recent survey co-sponsored by Gallup found that 26 percent of people in greater Memphis couldn't afford to buy the food their families needed at some point over the previous 12 months-- the highest rate in the nation. (Evelyn Hockstein/MCT)
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