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Step up to the plate, help feed the hungry
Mississippi is moving up. For too long Mississippi has been last in the good categories and first in the bad categories. A few years ago, we topped the list in food insecurity. That's definitely a bad one. No more.
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It started with just a simple concept
What if every restaurant in Mississippi had an extra table to feed the needy?
With that goal in mind restaurant owner, chef and Hattiesburg American columnist Robert St. John started the charity Extra Table.
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Food insecurity exists in 11.1% of all U.S. households
Food insecure families account for 13 million households. One out of every six children in America is at risk of hunger.
Mississippi has the highest food insecurity rate in the United States. Almost 500,000 ...
