Fifty Years Into The War On Poverty: Who Is Still Hungry In Whatcom County?

 

Thousands of our neighbors in Whatcom County find themselves worrying, on a daily or weekly basis, whether they will have enough food, whether they will be able to feed their children, or whether they will have enough money to pay the rent, heat and medication as well as food.
Our panel includes Mike Cohen, Executive Director of the Bellingham Food Bank; Shelly Zylstra, Planning Director for Northwest Regional Council, Area Agency on Aging and Steve Clarke, Bellingham Public Schools Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning.