These statistics indicate the severity of the hunger problem in Massachusetts. Other studies or hunger in the U.S. show that hunger is also a serious nationwide problem. May be published with attribution to The Greater Boston Food Bank and, for national figures, America's Second Harvest For additional information, please contact the Communications Department at(617)427-5200These statistics indicate the severity of the hunger problem in Massachusetts. Other studies on hunger in the U.S. show that hunger is also a serious nationwide problem. May be published with attribution to The Greater Boston Food Bank and, for national figures, America's Second Harvest. For additional information, please contact the Communications Department at (617) 427-5200