Hunger Statistics

The thought of people, especially children, going without basic needs such as food and personal needs is heartbreaking. Feeding America provides basic stats on hunger issues in America and the statistics listed below are from their web site. We live in AMERICA, people should not be hungry! We have ENTIRE stores and aisles in the grocery stores devoted to feeding our PETS. (Don't get me wrong, Sammy and Buster are rotten, and I do feed a squirrel crackers and cookies.)



Food Insecure: Refers to families/persons who may have had a meal but they do not know when or where their next meal is coming from. These persons most likely participate in Food Stamps, WIC, or reduced lunches at school. I will talk about these programs at another time. They are very helpful, but not enough.



Below are some statistics:



In 2008 14% of homes in the US were food insecure, that accounts for 16.7 million children.

In 2008 4.1% of houses accessed Emergency Food Resources.

In 2008 8.1% of houses with elderly were food insecure.

First Post!

I have recently become addicted to couponing. What I have noticed is that I am able to get a lot of "for free" deals on items I will never use. For example, free Gillette Men's Body Wash last week, and Kraft Homestyle Bakes (not my thing). So, I went on and got them, hey they were free. What to do? Donations! Remember there are HUNDREDS of hungry men, women, and children in your area. Food Stamps DO NOT cover personal care items (toilet paper, soap, feminine care items) and you know how expensive that can be. So, as a concerned citizen and social worker, I am going to try to use my power of couponing for good. Please, collect things in your house all year long, not just at those power donation drives at Thanksgiving. Donate to any charity. My personal care items will most likely go to the Church of the Good Shepherd who donates to a local pantry, and the food will go to the Jimmie Hale Mission. However, I am a social worker in an inner city clinic, so my patient's will benefit also.