President Biden' plan to end hunger in the U.S. by 2030

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - President Biden' administration announced this morning their plan to end hunger in American, and to reduce-diet related diseases by 2030.

Biden plans to donate 8 billion dollars to different organizations aiming to end hunger nationwide.

CEO of Go Beyond Hunger says with the right resources, this is definitely possible.

“The child tax credit was a profoundly impactful policy response to the need. So that policy alone is presumed to be responsible for reducing child poverty by 50% and by reducing food insecurity for 26%. So, if you think about one little policy change made such a profound impact then it does seem possible that we could really have profound impacts in eight years.” said CEO Michele Zurakowski.

Biden also plans to focus on ending diet-related diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension, and more.

Medical Director David Fletcher at SafeWorks Illinois believes that a plan of this sort needs the leadership from Biden.

“I think the main thing is that you’ve got to have some leadership and direction and a plan and it’s going to take not just government but the private sector with the public sector to come together and we could make a big difference.” says Fletcher.

Biden also plans to improve school lunches, and to expand SNAP benefits averaging about $26 per person each month.

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