The situation dealing with hunger is a real issue in America and abroad. Thousands of people are faced with hunger especially our children. Feeding the hungry primarily the children should be our primary purpose, yet many go to bed at night without a meal. From what I understand there are several factors that help cause this hunger crisis economic, and environment conditions. However, poverty is the major significance and plays a critical role in this war on hunger. The question is what are we going to do as a nation to resolve this dilemma? I propose to alleviate the problem of hunger by offering educational programs.
Purpose:
In this paper, I will demonstrate the existing hunger crisis that affects millions of families nationally. I will
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(para 1). Who would have known that I would be living next door to the 4th largest state in the nation faced with a hunger problem. Hunger hurts and no one should suffer from it there is a great disparity with hunger and poverty. How Some States Address Hunger:
A budget proposed by the national government became a controversial topic. As a result many opposed to this proposal bought about some debates on the Congress of New York Congress decreasing federal funding for Meals on Wheels. Article “Meals on Wheels Client Asks Congress to #SaveLunch For Millions of At-Risk Seniors” PRNewswire-US Newswire reports that Meals on Wheels one of the oldest and largest programs that feeds over five thousand seniors nationwide. This program set to feed the elderly population that are hungry and unable to get around. (para 2-4).
The Atlanta Food Bank after participating in a study in 2014 states an estimated 755,400 people live in the metro Atlanta area and North Georgia turn to food pantries and meal service programs. (para 3). The Atlanta Community Food Bank is a network of Feeding America Network serves 80,000 people a week by programs supported through the Food Bank