Hunger Of New York City

Fortunately there are programs that assist families in crisis and can help to feed the children of the United States; however the number of hungry children is growing. Child hunger in the United States has been described as an increasingly complex problem and has been called the “silent epidemic.” (Goldstein, 2009)

Hunger in America can be hard to recognize. With how the economy is now, the effects of hunger are more severe. Many Americans are relying on food stamps and private organizations to help with this crisis. Millions in this nation are currently suffering from hunger in America. Half of that being from job loss. More than 12,000,000 children suffer from food insecure hunger because of limited or uncertain access to nutritious food. About 900,000 are hungry in the three- country Detroit metropolitan area alone. The hardest hits are the elderly, the unemployed, immigrants, and the mentally and physically impaired.

In the foreword, Bridges states he and the political will are part of the problem of hidden hunger in America. He does not give us much information on what he was not doing before he decided to help. Bridges also states that we could help end this problem just as much as anyone else can, but he never furthers the thought after this. Bridges could inform us on what he meant when he was the problem and how we individual's reading this could help end this problem. We do not see ads on television telling us the people in our own country are starving. The politicians have so much power and if they are standing for what they believe in then most would think there would be no hunger in America. The politicians should be making sure that everyone

Does anyone ever think about the effect going hungry has on a person’s overall health? Yes, they may not be obese as the rest of the country, but there are other health effects that directly affect a person when it comes to being food insecure. Food insecurity is defined as the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Hunger in the United States affects so many people, more than one realizes for a country that is so well established. Huger affects children, seniors, different cultures, people that live in the rural areas of the country, and even the working class Americans in your surrounding communities, essentially your neighbors! Our government has established a few programs to help curb this health issue for our public and some have shown to be very effective. You may not think of having food stamps would help someone with their health issues such as getting better sleep, or depression. But if one person’s life was saved by having a reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food source I would say this is a bigger issue in our country than we think it is.

Hunger throughout America is something that 12 million Americans are battling with everyday. That’s one in every six people (dosomething.org) In Texas alone, 4,320,050 people are tackling hunger and of those 4,320,050 people, 1,713,430 are children- or one in four children throughout Texas (Feeding America). Throughout North Texas, “the number of people living in poverty is 631,261” (Glean Texas). Since hunger is tied to poverty, it is assumed that those living in poverty in North Texas are also living with hunger insecurities. To brighten things up a bit, Flower Mound, is considered to be a more wealthier town in North Texas. Ranked by the American City Business, Flower Mound is “number 21 on a list of the top 50 cities in the Southern

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 14.5 percent of U.S. households—nearly 49 million Americans, including 15.9 million children—were food insecure during the year in 2012, meaning they lacked access to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members (ers.usda.gov).  Poverty is the principal cause of hunger, which means that the causes of poverty like lack of education, and unemployment lead up to hunger as well. Hunger is also caused by rising food prices and food deserts like the one the city of Detroit has. In the city of Detroit, the most accessible food-related establishments are party stores, dollar stores, fast-food restaurants and

Taken from The New York Times, this article titled “As Temperatures Plunge, Call to Keep New York’s Homeless Off Streets Has Little Impact” discusses the overwhelming issue of homelessness in New York City, and how proper solutions to this issue aren’t being made. Throughout the article, it is evident that lawmakers and politicians who are involved in this issue can “talk the talk”, however they have trouble “walking the walk.” With an issue as broad and pressing as homelessness, there must be organized efforts to ensure that those without homes have a place to stay while preserving their dignity.

Some people call hunger ‘food insecurity’ interchangeably, but what really is the difference between these two? Food insecurity is a small “availability of ...safe foods or ...ability to acquire ...foods in ...acceptable” manners while being socially acceptable. Hunger, however, is “the uneasy sensation caused by a lack of food.” Being hungry can even be as simple to wanting a snack. “Hunger...is a potential …consequence of food insecurity. (Food Insecurity vs Hunger)”

According to the U.S. department of agriculture, 7.5% of Ohio households experienced low food security at some point from 2012 to 2014, an amount that increased from 6.4% from 2009 to 2011. When families don’t even know if they’ll be able to eat, that is a problem that should worry every person in America. It is getting worse, and if nothing is done it will continue to get worse. There is money going around though, it just isn’t going to everyone. Economic inequality in Ohio has been a growing issue over the past few decades (Sommeiller, 2014). Adjusted for inflation, the top one percent saw their income grow by 70% from 1979 to 2011, while everyone else saw a decrease of 7.7% in

It is because when people hear the word “America” or “Americans” they automatically stereotype us. When most Americans think of hunger the first thing they think about is third world countries. They believe with the assistance the government provides, and the job opportunities nobody should be hungry. That is just not the case because millions of Americans just don’t have enough food to eat. Even our government is not trying to productively find a solution to this problem. Recently the food stamp program, formally known as the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, received a $5 billion cut. Then when congress addressed the issue the only thing they accomplished was cutting the benefit levels further. It is unfortunate how many people do not believe this is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. We as a country need to do something about it (Resnikoff,

In 2013 almost 86% of households in america were food secure. This means that 14.3% of households in America were food insecure (meaning they were not able to provide food for themselves). 5.6% out of this 14.3% had extremely low food security. This means that these households had no money or resources available to acquire food. Although this amount of people being food insecure may seem high it has been slowly declining. In 2011, the amount of households that were food insecure was 14.9%. This decrease might seem very small, but in reality it means that thousands of households are now food secure.

Homelessness is the most important public policy issue to me because it is a serious problem in New York City. In recent years, homelessness in New York City has reached the highest levels since the Great Depression. The number of homeless peoples in the city is constantly growing. In fact, the number of homeless New Yorkers sleeping each night in municipal shelters is now 85 percent higher than it was ten years ago. The mayor worked hard to solve the issue and had success to a certain extent. For instance, according to the Wall Street Journal, city shelters have about 15,000 violations currently on the books, compared with 25,000 at the beginning of the year. Despite the efforts of the mayor, the issue of homelessness is nowhere near a permanent solution.

Agency Context: Bed-Stuy Campaign against Hunger is a non- profit organization where they work hard and together to end hunger in different sections in Brooklyn. Bed Stuyvesant and Brownville neighborhoods are targeted the most. Their Mission statement “Bed Stuy Campaign against Hunger educates and empowers New York City residents to lead healthier, more productive and self – sufficient lives. Our holistic approach values individuals and family needs and preferences while preserving dignity. BSCAH addresses the root causes of health and economic problems prevalent in the community y offering a comprehensive set of programs focused on health, education, employment, nutrition and social service”. This agency was found in 1998, by Dr. Melony

Generally speaking, thinking about hungry people makes me think about homeless people sitting under viaducts in Chicago, not people who have full-time jobs and families. I have also seen food deserts in Chicago, like the statistic that mentioned seventy-five percent of them are in urban areas. Recent news that can add to the portion of this paper about food stamps is an article that stated, “There are more people who receive food stamps in the state of Oregon than the number of all students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade throughout the state’s public schools” (Haverluck). That means that in Oregon alone, there are about one hundred and fifty thousand people benefitting from food stamps. There are also other types of aid available to needy families.

The 2015 Statistical Analysis Poverty Level Data report shows in the United States, there was an increase in which families’ are able to provide food per person within their household. After the devastating financial and economic crisis in 2008, families have been in financial detriment for years trying to maintain consistency in providing food, support, and shelter. Not until the government 2015 report, there were clear evidence of a sufficient rise in food surplus in low income families since 2008. According to the governmental statistical report, 14% of households were suffering from food deficiency. In other words, 17.5 million households, approximate one out of every seven homes could not provide nourishment on a regular basis. This estimate is down from the last statistical data recorded in 2011 at 14.9%.