The number of food insecure children has decreased in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas.

Second Harvest Community Food Bank, which serves 19 counties in the region, announced a four percent decrease of child food insecurity.

“This important study shines a light on the challenge of hunger and in particular its impact on children,” David Davenport, Second Harvest Community Food Bank, CEO said. “It also shows us that these challenges are solvable if we commit as a community with passion and the courage to take bold and aggressive steps.”  

The study by Feeding America describes food insecurity as the lack of access to enough food for an active and healthy life.

The study shows that one in five children in the region are food insecure, including more than 4,800 children in Buchanan County.

For a complete look at the study, go to www.feedingamerica.org/mapthegap