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Persistent Hunger In The USA

Persistent Hunger In The USA

Their local economies may ebb and flow, and city policies come and go, but one constant remains for mayors nationwide - the rising need for emergency food and low-income housing. "Persistent" is how a special task force describes hunger and homelessness in an annual report released Monday by the The U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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USA The Hunger Persistent

I wonder and at the same time I do not have to wonder which part of America is so hungry?

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Does it matter which part is? The truth is that a rich country like the US should not have people hungry. It is very unfortunate to see the amount of US citizens being hungry on a daily basis. Recently I saw a show where this mother and her kids are living in the streets and eating food from the garbage. This is a common sight in the Caribbean or South America but in the United States of America? This is absolutely ridiculous.

USA The Hunger Persistent

I am interested in the cause more than who it is specifically. Could complacency be an issue in America that would lead to this even being something large scale enough to be called, "persistent"?

USA The Hunger Persistent

Yes it matters which part because if you look at it then you will see the who and where and that will lead you to the why. If I am right, which I am sure I am then it will lead to some a typical subclass.

Persistent Hunger In The USA

US food charities overwhelmed by demand:

Between summer 2008 and summer 2009, demand for food assistance increased by over 30 percent nationally. Ninety-nine percent of participating charities reported an increase in demand and 92 percent witnessed an increase of newly unemployed workers seeking assistance. Ref. Source 7

Persistent Hunger The USA

Study: Hunger in America Jumps 'Unprecedented' 46 Percent
By Daniel Tencer

The study, Hunger in America 2010, found that 37 million people, or roughly one in eight US residents, received food aid in 2009. That's a 46 percent jump from a similar survey carried out in 2006. Ref. Source 3

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The City that Ended Hunger:

A city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. Cities have yet to do: end hunger. Ref. Source 4