A little boy, no older than 12, rests his head on his mother’s lap. Tears creep down her sunken cheeks as she hears the hunger biting at her child’s belly. He fights to block out the pain as his stomach grumbles, to ignore the hurt of his Mom’s muffled sobs, and to avoid the haunting question… “When will I see my next meal?” The little boy understands that his mother has tirelessly been slaving away at 2 different jobs and has skipped a countless numbers of meals, so he could have food on his plate; however, he is tired, hungry, and needs help. Not only that, but he is our neighbor. He is American.
Today, I am going to talk to you about a topic commonly avoided, Hunger. Most people think hunger is only a problem in other countries. They don’t