How many times does the average person have to worry about food? Beings that the U.S is in a financial crisis, there are a lot of uncertainties about were the next meal may come from. It’s another thing for an adult to worry about necessary needs in life, including how to pay the bills, and shop for food, but the people that really have to carry that burden in the U.S are the children. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 17.5 million family’s lack the resources to provide the needed amount of food for everyone . There is also an additional amount of 6.5 children who have experienced the disruption of eating normally, due to the lack of food. Most of this activity is shown in African American, and Latino communities, 1 in 3 children spend the day without eating a good meal. These results are shocking and epidemic. Although these things are happening, there are ways that it is being prevented. The nonprofit group Feeding America has over 200 food banks around the U.S, They are giving out meals on a daily bases. There are many ways that we as a society can contribute to this problem. We can easily give our time to the local food banks and volunteer, or we can go to our local soup kitchen and see the action up close. It is not going to change unless we take the initiative to strive for better. If you would like to know more, Here is a link to the article.
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