Starting with the premise that Americans’ most important relationship is with their nation, Joel Berg’s second book, America We Need to Talk: A Self-Help Book for the Nation, makes a case for how we must both stop blaming the nation’s problems solely on “the politicians” or “the system” and take personal responsibility to solve them.
Hunger impacts college students in the same ways that it does elementary, grade school and high school students; by effecting their mental health, their attendance, their concentration and ultimately their grades.
For our last post of year, we thought we’d take the opportunity to write about some of the noteworthy food positives of 2016. Not all are hunger related, but still important for our food system and nutrition.
While families across the country gather around the dinner table during this holiday season, there is a different, far less cheery scenario playing out for millions of other Americans. They’re the ones who go hungry, and for whom food — and enough of it — is a daily struggle. According to Feeding America, more than 42 million people now suffer from hunger throughout the nation.
The good news is that many organizations are taking advantage of new technologies to reduce food waste starting from the producer, through to the retail level, and finally the end consumers themselves. Here are five we thought you should know about.
Out of the 50 million Americans that are currently food insecure, seniors, for the first time ever, account for more than 10 million. Due to the Great Recession of 2007, the at risk senior population has more than doubled since 2001 and with the last of the baby boomers reaching retirement age in the next ten years, reports expect their numbers to double by 2040.
A great article on discarded produce in America. Food waste may or may not directly cause hunger but the link between hunger and food waste is unassailable.
Ohio, in terms of food insecurity, is one of the hardest hit states in the nation. Also, out of the 50 states, with 50 being the worst, Ohio ranks 38th for children under age six in poverty. The Children’s Defense Fund of Ohio recently released their report on childhood hunger in the …
Its mind boggling that over 50 million Americans will not know where their next meal is coming from. Is that really true? Food insecurity seems both color blind and disrespectful of geography. It affects the young, the working, the retired and the disabled. It’s in our rural areas and in our cities. In fact, there is not a single county in America that is immune from hunger.