Hunger and poverty often go hand in hand, but poverty is not the ultimate determinant of food insecurity. People living above the poverty line are often at risk of hunger as well. Research demonstrates that unemployment, rather than poverty, is a better predictor of food insecurity among people living in the United States. Food is a need and a big issue in the world right now we need to change it.
- 45.3 million people (15 percent) were in poverty, including 14.7 million (20 percent) children under the age of 18.
- 49.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households
- 84 percent of client households with children report purchasing the cheapest food available, even if they knew it wasn’t the healthiest option, in an effort to provide enough food for their household.
- Among Feeding America client households with children, nearly 9 in 10 households (89 percent) are food insecure.
The 2014 study reveals that each year, the Feeding America network of food banks provides service to 46.5 million people in need across the United States, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors. Through a network of 58,000 pantries, meal service programs, and other charitable food programs, the Feeding America network reaches people in need in every community across the U.S.
We cant let this happen our orgazations are doing there best to solve and save the people experining it but thats not enough - http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger/child-hunger/