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Utah’s minority communities disproportionately affected by food insecurity

The Task Force on Food Security would aim to resolve the current barriers of food accessibility.

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) This Dec. 24, 2020, photo shows volunteers Leilani Vatuvei, left, and her sister Eime Vatuvi handing out food from the Utah Food Bank to needy families. During the pandemic, racial and ethnic minority communities were disproportionately affected by food insecurity. A bill in the Utah Legislature would create a task force to try to address the issue.