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| The United States is the wealthiest nation in the world. Most Americans are struggling with the problem of having too much food. But for 9.6 million Americans, including 3 million children, hunger is a reality, and ever since the economic downturn in 2001, is on the rise. |
| The face of hunger in the United States looks different than it does in other parts of the world. America's hungry often have housing and are employed. But they work in jobs that are low paying and do not cover the costs of mortgages or rent, healthcare, utility bills, transportation, and food. |
| Because the food that is available to America's hungry is often processed and of such poor quality and limited variety, many are suffering from the effects of malnutrition, ironically including obesity. |
| The US does have social programs like food stamps, school lunches and food banks to provide food for the poor, but it clearly is not enough. |
For more information about these issues, please follow the links below.
- BREAD FOR THE WORLD
Bread for the World offers statistics, analysis about hunger as well as ways to get involved to end hunger in America.
www.bread.org/hungerbasics/domestic.html
- AMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST
This site offers a range of information from fact sheets, to research studies, to state-by-state statistics.
www.secondharvest.org/site_content.asp?s=2
- FEINSTEIN CENTER FOR A HUNGER FREE AMERICA
The Feinstein Center at the University of Rhode Island seeks to promote education, research, and outreach on the causes and the consequences of hunger and the study of policies and programs aimed at alleviating hunger.
www.uri.edu/endhunger/
- USDA - FOOD SECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES
The USDA site offers data, analysis and historical background on food security in the U.S.
www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodSecurity/
- THE CENTER ON HUNGER: THE PARADOX OF HUNGER AND OBESITY IN AMERICA
This article explores the connection between obesity and malnutrition.
www.centeronhunger.org/pdf/hungerandobesity.pdf
- THE MILLENIUM DECLARATION TO END HUNGER IN AMERICA
Sponsored by the National Anti-Hunger Organizations this declaration calls on local and national leaders to provide "decisive leadership" to end hunger in America.
www.results.org/website/download.asp?id=878
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