LOS ANGELES—Nearly 1 million Los Angeles County households reported being food insecure during the pandemic, and among the most impacted residents were single parents, according to a report released Thursday by Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin for World Food Day. According to Galperin, food banks reported serving 10 times more working and low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and levels in October 2021 remain higher than they did before March 2020. The highest portion of impacted residents included people who were unemployed, single parents, and low-income minority women. “It is unacceptable for any child in Los Angeles to go to bed hungry and for families to lack easy access to quality, healthy food,” Galperin said. “There are resources available to help people in need find free and low-cost meals, but policymakers must use data to create meaningful programs that address the root causes of food insecurity now and in …