I'm hungry at least 10 times a day. lol But in all seriousness. There are a lot of hidden corners of the United States that still have people living in poverty that even the government has trouble reaching. Also if we had so many programs in place that this doesn't happen then why do we have more food banks in the US then we have McDonald's. Here is the wiki I read on food banks and it pretty much explains where the 1 in 6 comes from. I have known families to go hungry because they are too prideful to accept help.
Post 2007 financial crisis
Following the 20072012 global financial crisis, and the lasting inflation in the price of food that began in late 2006, there has been a further increase in the number of folk requesting help from US and Canadian food banks. In 2012, Gleaners Indianna Food bank reported that there were now 50 million Americans struggling with food insecurity (about 1 in 6 of the population), with the number of folk seeking help from Food banks having increased by 46% since 2005.[18] According to a 2012 UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study, there has been a 40% increase in demand for Californian food banks since 2008, with even married couples who both work sometimes requiring the aid of food banks.[19] Dave Krepcho, director of the Second Harvest Food Bank in Orlando has said that even college educated professional couples have begun to turn to food pantries.[20]
By mid 2012, US food banks expressed concerns on the expected difficulty in feeding the hungry over the coming months. Rapidly rising demand has been coinciding with higher food prices and with a deacrease in donations, partly as the food industry is becoming more efficient and so has less mislabelled and other slightly defective food to give away. Also there has been less surplus federal food on offer.[21] Additionally, there have been recent decreases in Federal funding, and Congress have been debating possible further cuts, including potentially billions of dollars from the Food stamp programme.[22][23][24] In September, Feeding America launched Hunger Action Month, with events planned all over the nation. Food banks and other agencies involved hope to raise awareness of the fact that about one in six Americans are struggling with hunger, and to get more folk involved in helping out.[25] [26]
Post 2007 financial crisis
Following the 20072012 global financial crisis, and the lasting inflation in the price of food that began in late 2006, there has been a further increase in the number of folk requesting help from US and Canadian food banks. In 2012, Gleaners Indianna Food bank reported that there were now 50 million Americans struggling with food insecurity (about 1 in 6 of the population), with the number of folk seeking help from Food banks having increased by 46% since 2005.[18] According to a 2012 UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study, there has been a 40% increase in demand for Californian food banks since 2008, with even married couples who both work sometimes requiring the aid of food banks.[19] Dave Krepcho, director of the Second Harvest Food Bank in Orlando has said that even college educated professional couples have begun to turn to food pantries.[20]
By mid 2012, US food banks expressed concerns on the expected difficulty in feeding the hungry over the coming months. Rapidly rising demand has been coinciding with higher food prices and with a deacrease in donations, partly as the food industry is becoming more efficient and so has less mislabelled and other slightly defective food to give away. Also there has been less surplus federal food on offer.[21] Additionally, there have been recent decreases in Federal funding, and Congress have been debating possible further cuts, including potentially billions of dollars from the Food stamp programme.[22][23][24] In September, Feeding America launched Hunger Action Month, with events planned all over the nation. Food banks and other agencies involved hope to raise awareness of the fact that about one in six Americans are struggling with hunger, and to get more folk involved in helping out.[25] [26]
