Think you know anything about hunger? We don't see starving children begging for food on our streets, yet 1 in 5 children in our community is at risk of going hungry.
Hunger and food insecurity affects 1 in 6 Americans. That's 6 people, sitting at a table, and 1 of them will either go hungry, or will not have enough food to sustain them! In the last four years, Seattle food banks have seen a 30% increase in the number of clients coming to them for help. At the same time, they've had a 31% decline in donations. Read up on this, and other dismaying facts at www.unitedwayofkingcounty.org/hunger
I think the Hunger Challenge was harder this year. It is the same $7 a day, yet food prices are higher. The more gas prices go up, the more food suppliers pass on the added costs to the consumers. This just makes me angry. Are there things I would do differently? Eat more simple bean and rice dishes, try to find cheap produce in bulk. And if I truly had to rely on food stamps, I doubt I would have a car. And I would forage, mmmmm dandelion greens. And I would try to grow some vegetables. And I would fish. But right now, I'm not going to stop talking about this. Hunger awareness needs to be talked about every day.
No comments:
Post a Comment