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S2335 2026 -- S 2335 ======== LC004097 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N PROCLAIMING JANUARY 27, 2026 TO BE “RHODE ISLAND FOOD INSECURITY AWARENESS DAY” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Introduced By: Senators Valverde, Mack, Zurier, Dimitri, Appollonio, Famiglietti, Euer, Urso, Bissaillon, and DiMario Date Introduced: January 27, 2026 Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration 1 WHEREAS, In 2025, a record number of Rhode Islanders needed food assistance due to 2 high food prices, the steep rise in housing costs, and the end of COVID-19 relief programs; and 3 WHEREAS, According to the 2026 annual Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island, 4 nearly one out of every five or 34% of Rhode Island households are unable to meet their basic 5 food needs; and 6 WHEREAS, Communities of color are at the greatest risk of hunger, such that while 27% 7 of white households are food insecure, the rate is 50% among Black households, 58% among 8 Latino households, and 44% among all other households (including Asian, Native American, and 9 more than one race/ethnicity); and 10 WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2025, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank (“Food Bank”) 11 distributed 18.5 million pounds of food through its 147 member agencies across Rhode Island; 12 and 13 WHEREAS, The Food Bank’s statewide network of 137 member agencies served an 14 average of 85,000 individuals per month in 2025 (January through September), an increase of 5% 15 from the previous year when an average 82,000 people were served monthly; and 16 WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2026 the Food Bank will spend $7 million on food acquisition 17 to keep pace with the high demand for food assistance; and 18 WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island is committed to addressing the health and 19 wellbeing of its residents by continuing public awareness of increased food insecurity and 1 seeking ways to address this increased need; now, therefore be it 2 RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims January 27, 3 2026, to be “Rhode Island Food Insecurity Awareness Day” in the State of Rhode Island; and be 4 it further 5 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 6 transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, The 7 Honorable Daniel J. Mckee. ======== LC004097 ======== LC004097 - Page 2 of 2
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