Food assistance up as hunger rises for Americans

As the unemployment rate hovers around ten percent, enrollment for the federal food stamp program has set a record for the ninth month in a row. Now, more than one in eight Americans is receiving food stamps, which is the highest share of the population ever. FSRN's Mathew Petrillo reports from Philadelphia, where the number of people going hungry is on the rise.

Barbie at home. Photo Credit: www.witnessestohunger.org

Barbie's daughter at home. Photo Credit: www.witnessestohunger.org