Hunger basics
Poverty, not scarcity of food.
What is the main cause of hunger in America?
16 million
10 million
How many senior adults in the U.S. face hunger every day?
rural
Which area is more likely to have those who are hungry -- an urban or rural community?
nearly 20%
How many African American individuals experience food insecurity?
About 50 million people
About how many people do not have enough food in America?
It can damage their development and make it hard to learn.
What happens when children are hungry and are not getting enough food?
Medicine or food
What are two things that senior citizens often have to choose between purchasing?
11%
What percentage of rural homes are food insecure?
Discriminatory policies and practices
What has led Black people to be more likely to live in poverty and more likely to face unemployment, therefore leading to food insecurity?
Food insecurity
What do we call not having access to enough healthy, affordable food?
1 in 4 children
About how many Latino children go hungry in America?
Health issues
What increases when seniors are hungry?
transportation barriers
What is one of the main causes (besides poverty) that prevent people in rural areas from getting food?
17%
How many Latinos are food insecure in the U.S.?
They are homeless or do not have jobs.
What is a common myth about people who have food insecurity?
20 million children
How many low-income children received free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program?
45,000 (or about 5.5%)
How many Maryland senior citizens are food insecure?
food desert
What do you call an area with limited supplies of fresh, affordable foods?
Racial prejudice and language, education, and cultural barriers
What makes Latinos food insecure?
About 10%
About how many households in America are food insecure?
Oregon, Arizona, Arkansas, Texas, and Washington, D.C.
What are the states with the highest rate of food insecure children?
in the South
Where are the top 9 states located with the highest numbers of senior food insecurity?
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
What is the charitable partnership that helps Feeding America deliver nutritious foods from farmers to food banks to rural communities every day?
13
How many grocery stores are part of the Navajo Nation (America's largest reservation that spans 17 million acres across 3 states)?