Persuasive Essay On Child Hunger

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)

School lunches are often unsung heroes of many modern American households. Frequently overlooked and disregarded because of their stigma, school lunches are a key ingredient that may help make the world a better place. Unknowingly, great numbers of individuals in our communities deal with food insecurities every day of their lives. It baffles me that in an advanced society many people do not have the resources to provide food for themselves or their families. Until it affected me personally, I was unaware nor passionate about the struggles of food insecurity. My passion for solving food insecurity in my local community has led me to gain both experience and leadership through understanding and advocating for those around me.

A. How many of you are worried about where your next meal will come from? Are you unsure of how you’re going to purchase next week’s groceries or what you will be feeding your children for dinner tonight? This probably isn’t something most of you think about from day to day. When you are hungry, you eat. It’s easy for you to grab a sandwich, order a pizza, or run through the drive thru when you are on the go. However, there are many families, not just in other countries, but here in the United States as well, that are going hungry every day. According to kidshealth.org, a child dies from malnutrition and related causes every 6 seconds.

The United States faces many social problems. One of these problems is child hunger. It has sociological origins and challenges for government and citizens alike.

It was difficult to read that countless millions of federal dollars and many of our country's most successful efforts to halt the spread of childhood hunger and starvation have recently been withdrawn. And as a result, this problem of childhood hunger is not getting better but is actually getting worse. The most recent estimates compiled by the USDA in 1999 indicate that 36.2 million Americans live in food-insecure households, which means that their access to adequate and safe food is limited or uncertain. This too is very disturbing information.

So, why do fifteen million children in America face hunger every day? How does this happen? Many people are on food stamps, and they can be extremely helpful, but it is difficult to feed family with them. Food stamps provide only a dollar per person for each meal, according to the organization, Food is Power. More often than not, unhealthy, processed foods are a lot less expensive than nutritious, organic food, and because of this issue, many people on food stamps reach for less expensive junk food. Unquestionably, healthy foods can be very hard to find and expensive in places like food deserts. Food is Power found that thirty-three percent of Americans live in food deserts. Of course, public transportation helps families reach grocery stores, but it still can be a lengthy trip, and in rural and suburban areas, there can be little or no public transportation at all. These issues make it a struggle for parents to provide healthy food for their

Many people do not realize that hunger and malnutrition is a problem that many Americans face on a daily basis. Maybe, we are failing to realize that our country is not perfect, but if we don’t try to do anything then more and more children will die. The problem with child hunger is that the United States may not face as dramatic problems with hunger as that of other countries, but

“The agriculture Department estimated in 1999 that twelve million children were hungry or at risk of going hungry.” She proclaimed. The cause of that could be because parents who can’t afford or find service programs to park their vacationing children in front of the television, lock the door, and go to work hoping for

For one, food is extremely a politically entangled issue. Corporate interest and profits prevent the government from solving food insecurity. Corporations donate to these food assistance programs to give the illusion they are doing something about the problem, but they are not really solving the issues that first created food insecurity. Having more competitive jobs, with living wages can ensure the drastic elimination of food insecurity among the people of the United States. Many chose to blame these communities for their food insecurity like blaming Latino community about not knowing “healthy from unhealthy” (Carney 2015:141). Or perpetrating the stigma that those who suffer food insecurity do so because they are lazy, drain the system, or do not want to work. This is far from reality, having very hard working individuals being exploited by the system that profits immensely from their

Hunger in America happens every year to homeless people,kids, and adults,as sad as it is even new born babies. This could happen to anyone why? There is several reasons maybe some people don’t have the money. What if you were that person how would you live knowing that your child isn’t getting proper nutrition? Many people don’t seem to realize how much this really happens. one in 7 people in the United States face trying and struggling to get food to eat, and more than 12 million American family’s face hunger. Food insecurity is harmful to all people, but it is especially devastating to children. Proper nutrition is what a child’s needs to help with their development or you can say growing. Did you know that while hunger is nonstop - African

As a way to fight childhood obesity, it is essential to know the motivations, barriers, and obstacles that work towards weight loss success for children. Whether it’s an unhealthy household environment, lack of health service resources, or food insecurity all of these potential barriers must be faced. Within my hometown of East Hollywood, California, I have participated with East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market in the development of a nutritional education program for the market. I created the 8-week theme lesson plans for the program that is currently being processed and turned into reality. I have also volunteered at the market to inform customers about the Market Match program, which increases the food budget for low-income households

Bread for the World is a combined Christian voice encouraging our country’s nations to end hunger at home and abroad. It began in 1974 where a group of dozen church leaders (Roman Catholics, Presbyterian, and Lutherans). By evolving policies, projects, and conditions that permit hunger and poverty to continue, they provide help and opportunity at home and beyond where we live. They believe we can end world hunger in our time. In order for this to happen, everyone must play a part in ending hunger, especially our federal government. What ‘bread for the world’ does is they work with individuals, members of the Congress, and ask people to write personal letters and emails. They work with many different groups and individuals such as, churches, campuses, thousands of individuals and other organisations, where they organise campaigns to pass or block federal legislation that will help end hunger and poverty. ‘Bread for the world’ from the beginning has aimed to end world hunger, so far they are doing big changes to millions of lives. They have programs running that are all over the world, where they provide the basic needs to millions of people, for example, U.S. Nutrition programs they provide meals to over 21.5 million low income children so they can focus on school, and provide pregnant and nursing women and young children healthy food, so they get the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. Their mission and current goal is to help end hunger by 2030. Every year since they had established (1975), they provide a published highly regarded report on

Only 1-in-6 of these kids participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). SFSP seeks to address food insecurity among children and youth during the summer months when they are out of school. In 2009–2010, 21 states and the District of Columbia had at least one in four households with children (25 percent or more) facing food hardship, according to the Food Research and Action Center

In 2014, a foundation called Feeding America did a survey on the people they serve and found that in order to stretch their food budgets 79% of them purchase inexpensive and unhealthy food in order to stay fed. This can seriously impact their health, because no matter the age, healthy bodies and minds require nutritious meals. In some cases, food insecurity can even lead to Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity. These are just a few examples of why food insecurity is so harmful. Fortunately, there are many organizations, clubs, and foundations that are committed to ending hunger in America, and eventually the world. The first step to solving this problem is spreading information, and realizing just how dangerous food insecurity is, and who it affects. After learning these things, you may want to help and there are many ways to do that. I’m sure in the past, you've donated food to the annual canned food drive our school puts on, and that’s just one way you can contribute to solving this problem. There are many organizations that ask for donations and will put your money to great use, for example every dollar you donate to Feeding America will provide 11 meals for a child in need.If you don’t have food or money to donate, you can donate

As a young girl, I recall watching a documentary about a young mother in Africa who cooked mud cakes under the blinding sun to put some source of calcium into her starving childrens body. The cakes were made from dried dirt which was dug from the ground. While children in first world nations take for granted the meals they receive at home and in school, every day millions of men and women across the world struggle to feed their children a nutritious meal. As children in the richest countries in the world throw out vast amounts of food and have developed particular appetites for certain foods, children in developed countries go to bed with an empty stomach. Many parents do not understand the impact of raising their children with a silver spoon in their mouth and how it can shape them into selfish adults in the long run. It is embarrassing as an American citizen to know that while our country is facing obesity, people in other countries are dying from starvation. Most individuals believe that famine and poverty are merely natural phenomenon based on geography and environment. However, these individuals fail to realize that these issues are rooted in social relations. In order to eradicate famine and poverty within society, particular social relations need to be eliminated.