ANOTHER RANKING WHERE NEW MEXICO DOESN'T FARE VERY WELL. ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, CHILDHOOD HUNGER IS WORSE IN NEW MEXICO THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE, WITH 30-PERCENT OF KIDS NOT GETTING ENOUGH TO EAT. SONYA WARWICK WITH ALBUQUERQUE'S ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK SAYS…IT'S THE ECONOMY.
SHE SAYS MANY OF THEIR CLIENTS CANNOT GET FULL EMPLOYMENT, SO THEY HAVE A HARD TIME PUTTING FULL MEALS ON THE TABLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. WARWICK SAYS THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE IN THE SUMMER, BECAUSE KIDS AREN'T GETTING SUBSIDIZED SCHOOL MEALS. SHE SAYS ROADRUNNER DISTRIBUTES 90-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD EVERY DAY ACROSS NEW MEXICO.
