Poverty, Hunger, And Hunger

Hunger and poverty are global issues that American is not an exception to. As of 2012, statistical data provided by the government reported that "46.5 million people were in poverty, including 16.1 million children under the age of 18" and households with children are hit disproportionately with hunger (Feeding America, Hunger). This disproportion results in an equally startling deficit in the quality of education for our children. These alarming statistics attest to the fact that poverty has become an epidemic. Educating all students to ensure they become productive and successful citizens cannot just be a desire, but a need. The required reformation to fix this epidemic requires government and community assistance with teacher involvement.

Last summer I volunteered at our local Planting Hope event. We distrituted food products from the Maryland Food Bank to people of lower-income in my local town. We also gave shoes and clothes to those who needed them. What I learned after this experience is the realism of poverty and hunger in our country and even my hometown. What may seem to be a prevalent idea for third-world countries far from our homeland, the reality is that poverty and hunger are located closer than we think. Over thirteen percent of Americans are food insecure which seems untrue, but in fact it is a reality that sometimes we ignore. Planting Hope has not only signalled this issue into me, but has allowed me to want to learn more about other issues and rising issues

One of the many pressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is zero hunger which aims to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Hunger has struck so many lives throughout the world, but the struggle with hunger has progressed considerably over the past fifteen years(UN Sustainable Development). Worldwide, hunger has dwindled increasingly from 15 percent in 2002-2004 to only 11 percent according to the 2014-2016 figures. There are certain places that

Poverty is a growing health issue for the youth of American. Poor nutrition is harmful for anyone but children have a more vulnerability and can lead to more potential long term consequences. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that 13.1 million children under 18 years old in the US live in households who are consistently unable to access nutritious foods that are necessary for a healthy life (Feeding America, 2016). The top five states in 2014 to rate the highest for food-insure children under 18 were Mississippi, New Mexico, Arizona, Alabama, and Arkansas. Feeding America is a food bank that is leading the fight against hunger in communities nationwide. Their network feeds more than 12 million hungry children nationwide with a variety of programs. Of the 12 million children that are served by the foundation, over 3.5 million are children who are ages 5 and under. Unemployment is a leading factor for poverty and hunger in American.

Hunger and Food insecurity is a prevalent social issue that is not only evident throughout the United States of America, but specifically in the streets of San Francisco. Over the past few years, the City has had a high demand on food and nutrition services. According to the San Francisco Food Bank, “[it is estimated] that 1 in 5 adults in San Francisco struggle each day to feed themselves and their families” (International Urban Food Network). This can lead to many negative health issues and can further become a nationwide epidemic. Although experiencing hunger is not physically felt by everyone, it has somehow impacted every individual in San Francisco. Hunger and food insecurity is an issue that

The tragedy of hunger and food insecurity is the vast amount of food waste that takes places all around the country. May it be over production of food for a college or university or buying fresh fruits and veggies and letting them go bad before consumption. In order to combat the ongoing issue of food waste, as it relates directly to hunger, we first need to be informed to what is happening. Wasting food may be a habit that many people do not know they take part in. In all reality how many college students do you think worry about the amount of food they let go to waste after every meal? Not many, that is for sure. Dining halls should monitor how much of a typical food item is used on a daily basis. This is specifically relating to those foods that are offered every day. I know that students do not eat the same exact thing every day, however, this could be a gage as to about how much they should make. If there is a large amount of it that is let over, next time make less and if it runs out or barely lasts for the day, I would recommend making about the same amount in the future. It may also help to give the students a survey to see what they like and what they do not like, and as this data is gathered the food could be produced to meet the wants of the majority. I can also imagine that college dining halls face the dilemma of making sure that everyone that is a vegetarian, gluten free, allergic to certain food, etc. are accommodated for just as well as those that are not.

A sign many dying communities is poverty and food insecurity specifically these two things only because they are signs of a community not only struggling to find jobs to support themselves but also as a result not having money to support there own health. Poverty is an annually earned income that falls below the threshold or average for that community. Food insecurity is sometimes the result of poverty food insecurity is the limited or uncertain ability to obtain nutritionally adequate or safe foods. Specifically there is one person in the Charleston, Il area who has taken action to note these growing problems in the Charleston area.

In 2014, 46.7 million people were living in poverty in the United States (“Hunger and Poverty,” n.d). That is 14.8 percent of the people living in the United States. Majority of those people were under the age of 18 years old, that’s 15.5 million children (“Hunger and Poverty,” n.d). Most of the people who are living in poverty don’t have the job to support himself or herself or a family. Providing food for these people and working hard to lower the number of people living in poverty, which leads to hunger, would benefit many living in the United States today.

Childhood Hunger and poverty is an issue that has created a crisis in our America and other parts of the world. Often, children go to bed without food which is a human right ethical concern and is morally unacceptable. In addition, this disparity continues to impose and places limitation in the lives of many children nationwide. Children’s Hunger Fund is a Non-Government and faith-based Organization that was created to bring children hope while spreading the concept of Jesus to children. Their primary goal of this organization is to provide services to help end the cycle of hunger faces many children and families in the United States, as well as in developing countries. The organization aim is to increase the chances of brighter

In our current economic crisis, many people have had to make tough choices and have ended up unable to provide food for themselves and the ones they love. In Florida, we are faced with an alarming number of people who are hungry without a secure source of food for themselves and their families.

The social issues that are currently happening in today 's society are children in poverty, child labor, and child hunger.

Throughout the research report, students studied the level of satisfaction with life for high school students and analyzed if food is important in overall happiness. The purpose is determine if there is a correlation between eating habits and a person’s level of happiness. Over 900 high school students were surveyed for this study. 538 females participated and 364 males took the happiness survey. Over half of the people surveyed were categorized as happy. The happiest people eat healthier foods, and more meals throughout the day regardless of where they eat.

Food and hunger are issues that have been impacted by population growth, but some countries have been affected more than others. This will be explained through the thoughts of Robbins and other individuals. According to Robbins and Thomas Malthus, both agree that an increase in population will put pressure on the resources. As younger generations become older, they need more food to survive, so they are consuming more, putting pressure on the available resources. In some areas of the world, they were experiencing high levels of infant mortality rates, due to suffering from malnutrition. Unfortunately, due to the symptoms they had, such as "headaches, tremors, weakness, irritability" (Robbins, 2010: 170) they would seek doctors for medicinal treatments and not nutrients. This was seen in places such as it was seen in Brazil, where "approximately 1 million children younger than five years of age die each year" (Robbins, 2010: 168). These numbers are extremely high and are a cry for help, if only individuals knew that they needed food and water and not medicine, the mortality rates would not be so high. Although most individuals can agree that a growing population can cause food shortages, some researchers believed that society did not have to worry about this issue. This was because individuals were inventing new and better things to aid in food production. Technology advances were able to develop improved fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, allow food to be refrigerated,

Picture this, a single man/woman, sitting on the streets, thinking about all they have suffered in life, asking why? Why me? What have I ever done wrong? Picture a small child, trying to remain brave, feeling to cry and just squeeze their parent’s hand, making sure everything will be okay and that the nightmare ends soon. The kids, extremely hungry, stomachs rumbling and growling, still trying not to make their parents lose even more. The family was struggling and they felt like giving up right away, yet, they still had a sliver of hope to end the terror of poverty.

In 1990, almost 50% of people in developing nations lived on less than $1.25 a day. In 2015, it is only 14%.