Hunger Awareness

Hunger Awareness

Many people are unaware of the people in our own communities who suffer from hunger or food insecurity. This is especially a problem for the young and elderly people in our communities.

Poverty Tour Very Very Good. Don't miss this link. Publisher: Poverty USA

Description: A video clip that takes viewers through a poverty simulation. It includes information about budgeting for poverty, including housing, transportation, food, and child care.

Food Research and Action CenterDescription: This Web site provides links to many articles and much information pertaining to childhood hunger, food stamps, food assistance, USDA food programs, and much more.

Hunger: Its impact on Children’s Health and Mental Health
Author: Linda, Weinreb; Cheryl Wehler; Jennifer Perloff; Richard Scott
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics, PEDIATRICS, Vol. 110 No. 4 (October 2002)
Description: This observational study involving 408 children examines child hunger and its impact on physical and mental health. Using standardized tools comprehensive demographic, psychosocial and health data were collected from homeless and low-income housed mothers and their children in Worcester, MA

Characterstics of Food Stamp Households: Fiscal Year 2001 (pdf)
Author: Tuttle, Chrisitina
Publisher: USDA (July 2002)
Description: This report profiles characteristics of food stamp recipients based on 2001 data. It includes composition of households, benefits and income. It contains national and state specific data.

How to Organize a Community Food Drive
Author: Franck, Louise
Publisher: University of Maine Cooperative Extension (1996)
Description: A fact sheet that illustrates the ways in which one can organize a food drive in the community.

Food for your Community: Gleaning and Sharing
Author: Hundhammer, Marjorie
Publisher: University of Richmond (2000)
Description: A fact sheet describing steps in setting up a crop gleaning hunger relief project.

Food Assistance Programs
Publisher: Food and Nutrition Service
Description: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), formerly known as the Food and Consumer Service, administers the nutrition assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The mission of FNS is to provide children and needy families better access to food and a more healthful diet through its food assistance programs and comprehensive nutrition education efforts.

Food Assistance
Publisher: North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Services (1997)
Description: Chapter 13 in a manual that addresses community strategies to help families become self-sufficient. This chapter discusses issues associated with obtaining healthy food for low income families.