By: Joe Mabry
Hunger
 Hunger is the uneasy or painful sensation caused by
want of food or the want or scarcity of food in a
country.
Food Insecurity
 The percentage of children under the age of 18 living in
households that experience limited or uncertain
availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods at
some point during the year.
 The national average for household food insecurity
rate is 14.7%.
 North Carolina’s household food insecurity rate is
17.1%.
Myths
 Most who are hungry are homeless.
 Hungry children are in families where no one works.
 Plenty of food is available at soup kitchens.
 School food programs cover a lot of the problem.
Causes of Hunger
 The leading cause of hunger is poverty. 16.1% of North
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Carolina is below the poverty level.
http://www.familiesusa.org/resources/tools-foradvocates/guides/federal-poverty-guidelines.html
Low wages
Unemployment.
North Carolina has a 10.5% unemployment rate.
Statistics
 1 out of 6 people in America go hungry.
 14.5% of households struggle putting enough food on
the table regularly.
 This is 48 million Americans, which includes 16.2
million children.
 More than 1 in 5 children are at risk of hunger.
 African-Americans or Hispanic children have a rate of
1 in 3 to go hungry.
Hunger in NC
 North Carolina has a population of 9,752,073 people.
 Children under 5 make up 6.5% of North Carolina’s
population. 24% of these children are hungry.
 Children under 18 years old, make up 23.7% of the
state’s population. 1 out of these 5 are hungry.
Effects on Students
 Inability to focus
 Often sick
 Hospitalization is more frequent
 Have significantly higher levels of behavioral,
emotional and academic problems
 Higher levels of aggression
 More likely to be suspended from school
Programs to Combat Hunger
 SNAP
 WIC
 National School Lunch Program (Free and Reduced
Lunch)
 http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/Ranking
s.aspx?state=NC&loct=10&by=a&order=a&ind=2239&d
tm=4682&tf=1021
 National School Breakfast Program
 Summer Meal Programs
Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility
What Can Teachers Do?
 Food Drives for Local Food Pantries
 Fundraisers to Donate Money to Organizations
 Snacks
 Backpack Programs
Sources
 Data Center, Kids Count. “North Carolina Free
and
Reduced Lunch Rates.” April 22, 2013
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/Ranking
s.aspx?state=NC&loct=10&by=a&or
der=a&ind=2239&dtm=4682&tf=1021
 Do Something.Org. “11 Facts About Hunger in the U.S.”
April 22, 2013.
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-factsabout-hunger-us
 Feeding America. “Hunger and Poverty Statistics.” April
22, 2013.
http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-inamerica/hunger-facts/hunger-and-povertystatistics.aspx
Sources Cont.
 The Food Effect. “All About Hunger.” April 22, 2013.
http://www.thefoodeffect.org/all-abouthunger/hunger-myths/
 Hunger Notes. “2012 World Hunger and Poverty Facts
and Statistics.” April 22, 2013
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/worl
d%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm
 Statistic Brain. “Free and Reduced Lunch Statistics.”
April 22, 2013.
http://www.statisticbrain.com/freeand-reduced-lunch-statistics/
Sources Cont.
No Kid Hungry. “Hunger Facts.” April 22, 2013.
http://www.nokidhungry.org/problem/hunger-facts
“United States Demographics, Poverty and Food Insecurity.” April 22, 2013.
http://frac.org/wpcontent/uploads/2010/07/us.pdf
United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services. “Income
Eligibility
Guidelines: School
Lunch and Breakfast.” April 22,
2013 http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/iegs/iegs.htm
United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services. “Income
Eligibility
Guidelines: SNAP.”
April 22, 2013.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/applicant_recipients/eligibility.htm
United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services. “Women,
Infants, and
Children.” April 22,
2013. http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic
United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services. “How To
Apply.” April 22, 2013.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/incomeguidelines.htm
U.S. Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau. “State and County
QuickFacts.” April 22, 2013.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37000.html