For
this assignment, I read an article entitled “Hungry Children in Rich America.”
The article spoke about how there are so many children across the country that
are suffering from hunger. Though there are some programs in effect to reduce
these instances, we still have far too many children suffering in “rich”
America.
“Nearly 220,000 Ohio children under age six
are poor and young children of color are more likely to be poor. More than half
(55.5 percent) of Black children, 40.3 percent of Hispanic, and 19.1 percent of
White children under six in Ohio are poor; 21 percent of them live in families
where at least one parent works full-time year-round; 47 percent have at least
one parent working part of the year or part-time; and 32 percent have no
employed parent. Nearly one in four Ohio children lacks consistent access to
adequate food—that’s 653,410 Ohio children of all ages in every corner of the
state. Nationally, 15.3 million children were food insecure in 2014. The
majority live in families with one or more working adults—but are still unable
to consistently afford enough food to keep the wolves of hunger from their
door.”
Policyholders are leaning in the right
direction when it comes to such issues within our communities, but there is so
much more that can be done. Change will also take the work of the communities
as well. Voices have to be heard in order for change to come. We must work
together to spread awareness so the need for change can be best understood.
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Wow, it is so sad to read about the children suffering from hunger and poverty in the world. Although there are programs that seem to aid in helping but this to an end it seems there is still so much work to be done. There needs to be more hands on work in this area and funding that can help these children.
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