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White House conference puts spotlight on hunger relief

FILE - A volunteer pack boxes of food for distribution, at The Capital Area Food Bank on Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. As the country’s food charities struggle to keep up with rising inflation and demand, the White House will host a conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. For several months, the Biden administration has hosted listening sessions with hunger and nutrition groups, corporations, and federal agencies to help find ways to end hunger by 2030. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - Bagged lunches await stapling before being distributed to students at the county's Tri-Plex Campus involving the students from the Jefferson County Elementary School, Upper Elementary School and Junior High School on March 3, 2021 in Fayette, Miss. As the country’s food charities struggle to keep up with rising inflation and demand, the White House will host a conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. For several months, the Biden administration has hosted listening sessions with hunger and nutrition groups, corporations, and federal agencies to help find ways to end hunger by 2030. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

White House conference puts spotlight on hunger relief