Transcript You and Hunger

HUNGER AT HOME
Ms. Sarah Barry and Mr. Chris Christensen
Today’s Objectives
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Look at hunger and homelessness in the world,
United States and Michigan.
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Discuss why there is hunger and the national
and state programs that fight it
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Look at Food Banks, shelters and kitchens,
what can we do to help?
World Hunger and Homelessness
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24,000 die daily from hunger and related
causes
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Hunger--800 Million go hungry daily
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100 million completely homeless one billion
lack adequate housing
United States Hunger and
Homelessness
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27 Million People are Food insecure (11 million
children)
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750,000 homeless each night, three million
some time during the year
Michigan Hunger and
Homelessness
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111,000 households are hungry
305,000 households are food insecure
24,713 sheltered homeless
41,338 unsheltered homeless
Reasons for Hunger
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Poverty
Buy Heat or Food
Buy Rent or Food
Buy medicine or Food
Family members are in poor health
Federal Hunger/Food Programs in
Michigan
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School Breakfast Program (daily 213,153)
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National School Lunch Program (815,025)
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Summer Nutrition Participation (37,514)
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Food Stamp Program (750,037)
Federal Programs
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Special Nutrition Program for women, infants
and children (WIC) (215,845)
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Child and Adult Care Food Program (25,854)
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The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Reason for Not Participating
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Do not know they are eligible
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Pride
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Afraid (illegal immigrants)
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Eligibility requirements (Red Tape)
Non-Governmental Food Programs
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America’s Second Harvest (food bank)
distributes food and groceries to:
Church and non-profit charitable organizations
who run
Pantries
Kitchens
Shelters
From the Food Bank Council of Michigan;
http://www.fbcmich.org/michigan-report.pdf
FOOD BANK CARD GAME
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All teams receive asset cards (labor,
transportation, equipment, storage, and food
items).
Teams trade asset cards they have in
abundance to acquire items they need to
complete their network
Remember balanced meals
From the USDA; http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/pyrbklt.pdf
PEOPLE
LABOR
STORAGE
BUILDING
EQUIPMENT
FOOD PREPARATION
From the USDA; http:// www.usda.gov/cnpp/pyrbklt.pdf
TRANSPORTATION
TRUCKING