Introduction Child hunger has continued to be a social problem within America. The research presented in this essay will explore the circumstances that children endure as child under the age of 18, and the long term affects. Over the years there has been State, and Government policies implemented to decrease child hunger. Not only must advocates focus on solving child hunger; they should all spend time researching the outcome of children who suffer from insufficient accesses to food. If a child spends their childhood in food scarcest homes what is the outlook of their future? What programs and policies help feed them as a child, but will no longer provide help to them once they turn 18; what makes the unable to qualify for services? “In
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Unfortunately, statistics show that other states have higher rates of child hunger than others. “In 2013, 21.4 percent of children in America 15.7 million lived in food-insecure households (Gundersen, 2015, p.97). This large number has to correlate with the large amount of American’s living in food-insecure house holds as well. The most recent data has come out in 2015 that showed in 2013 14.3 percent of households, or 17.5 million households were food insecure. Families are suffering to the point that eating normal eating patterns are nonexistent. (Coleman-Jensen, Robbert, Gregory, Singh, 2014). Although child hunger is a national problem the local state government has to take action to provide the necessary services for their communities in poverty. “Rates of food insecurity were substantially higher than the national average for households with incomes near or below the Federal poverty line, households with children headed by single women or single men, and Black and Hispanic households” (Coleman-Jensen, Robbert, Gregory, Singh, 2014b, p. 2). The most valuable way of helping communities is getting out into them and asking questions. There is a lot to be learned from the people that are suffering. As an advocates people need to know what is going on in the comminutes and how the people feel. It is when the questions are asked data can be collected, then programs can be created to best fit the people in need. Data shows that different demographics and races impact the rate of food insecurities. Often times the necessary programs are already implemented people are just unable to access them. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 15.3 million children under 18 in the United States live in households where they are unable to consistently access enough nutritious food necessary for a healthy life. Although food insecurity is harmful to any individual, it
Unfortunately, statistics show that other states have higher rates of child hunger than others. “In 2013, 21.4 percent of children in America 15.7 million lived in food-insecure households (Gundersen, 2015, p.97). This large number has to correlate with the large amount of American’s living in food-insecure house holds as well. The most recent data has come out in 2015 that showed in 2013 14.3 percent of households, or 17.5 million households were food insecure. Families are suffering to the point that eating normal eating patterns are nonexistent. (Coleman-Jensen, Robbert, Gregory, Singh, 2014). Although child hunger is a national problem the local state government has to take action to provide the necessary services for their communities in poverty. “Rates of food insecurity were substantially higher than the national average for households with incomes near or below the Federal poverty line, households with children headed by single women or single men, and Black and Hispanic households” (Coleman-Jensen, Robbert, Gregory, Singh, 2014b, p. 2). The most valuable way of helping communities is getting out into them and asking questions. There is a lot to be learned from the people that are suffering. As an advocates people need to know what is going on in the comminutes and how the people feel. It is when the questions are asked data can be collected, then programs can be created to best fit the people in need. Data shows that different demographics and races impact the rate of food insecurities. Often times the necessary programs are already implemented people are just unable to access them. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 15.3 million children under 18 in the United States live in households where they are unable to consistently access enough nutritious food necessary for a healthy life. Although food insecurity is harmful to any individual, it