Here are some more links about the current state of food insecurity in the United States:
From the New York Times:
Hunger in U.S. at a 14-Year High
By JASON DePARLE
Published: November 16, 2009
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who lived in households that lacked consistent access to adequate food soared last year, to 49 million, the highest since the government began tracking what it calls “food insecurity” 14 years ago, the Department of Agriculture reported Monday...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/us/17hunger.html?scp=2&sq=food%20insecurity&st=cse
IFC Executive Director Chris Moran connects nationwide food insecurity to local needs: http://www.wchl1360.com/detailswide.html?id=12421
The Food and Research Action Center, a non-profit devoted to to eradicating hunger and under-nutrition in the United States: http://www.frac.org/index.html
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Welcome to March on Poverty
The Inter-Faith Council (IFC) believes that now is the time to stop poverty in its tracks. Many in our community are struggling to hang on; and many need the inspiration of our community leaders to do something about poverty's influence and prominence. We need everyone who cares about reducing poverty's hold over increasing numbers of Carrboro and Chapel Hill households and unsheltered persons. Our new March On Poverty blog summons you to our call and the original call of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the countless among us who have followed in his footsteps. You ask, "how long will this take?" Dr. King said "Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Poverty is the primary cause of homelessness and hunger, two community challenges IFC volunteers and staff cross swords with daily. A lack of an adequate response by state, federal and local governments enable and procrastinate these conditions. We seek to create a just community, one that is committed to overcoming social problems by a greater commitment to the common good. We hope our blog will bring you more in touch with these issues. We hope you will come to know the facts about IFC future plans, new program models and new facilities commonly called Community House and FoodFirst. We hope you will join us.
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