Food insecurity spreads across IN suburbs and rural areas

Indiana hunger is rising as more working families struggle to put food on the table.

The issue is simple: Costs keep climbing while wages lag and support programs are shrinking.

Kate Howe, executive director of the Indy Hunger Network, said the problem is spreading into everyday households.

"The increase in cost of everything – housing, utilities, gas, and of course food – the stagnation of wages, th