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Here’s a hard truth: Nearly a quarter of Americans say they have trouble putting food on the table, and it’s estimated that 23.5 million Americans, including 6.5 million children, live in areas with little to no access to healthy meals. These areas are called food deserts and Latinos are disproportionately affected: according to the National Council of La Raza, Latino children are America’s hungriest, representing a shocking 40 percent of the roughly 1 million children living in hunger. 

What’s causing Latino families to go hungry and what can be done? Is there hope? Watch below as Shirley Velasquez, director of content for Latina, Latina.com, and TheLatinKitchen.com, and Amanda Cargill, food content director, discuss how to get Latinos out of the dessert.