Behind the Story: Food Insecurity, Food Deserts

This week we’re turning our attention towards poverty and hunger in Waco. First KWBU’s Jill Ament recently reported on a new program at Waco ISD called Meals on the Bus. The initiative strives to provide meals for students students on free or reduced lunches even during the summer. And their families too, turn to this program to get the meals they need. Now Waco ISD is initiating a new program to try and boost participation in the program. Jill sat down with Kelsey Miller from Baylor’s Texas Hunger Initiative. Miller is the Child Hunger Outreach Specialist for the initiative and provided some context for exactly how hungry Waco is. Later, KWBU's Ryland Barton talks with Texas A&M Professor Joseph Sharkey about how grocery stores have been moving out of the inner city, towards the outskirts of town.