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Food insecurity in the US is a fixable problem - Coggle Diagram
Food insecurity in the US is a fixable problem
overview of hunger in us
an average of 14.3 million households suffered from food insecurity
mostly in impoverished communities
also beyond poverty, all over country
most cant qualify for support from federal government
13 million people in these households are children
root cause
mostly comes from low paying jobs or unemployment
Many of the people who lose jobs can not find work and are not able to support their family
unployment is now greater than ever with the coronavirus
covid on hunger
What WE can do to fix it
easiest way - FOOD PANTRIES
food pantries give millions of people lunch and dinner every year
local
easy to volunteer - no training
good for community service
high school
middle schoolers
general good people
sentenced to community service hours:? food pantry!
food pantries
Start fundraisers and raise awareness
school and social media is best way to go abt this
many important cuases are now being spread over the internent
hashtags
try to make it go viral
such as ice bucket challenge
kids on social media are primary audience
kids on social media can have a huge world effect
k pop stans
protesting in govt
Why we should be fixing it
Kids cannot focus in school and activities
less likely to do well and get an education
it's a cycle that leads to more poverty.
study
for the amount of good it would do its an easy problem to fix.
everone should be given an equal oppertunity to find happiness and work hard and people with hunger have a disadvantage
american dream
What the GOVERNMENT can do to fix it
redistribute funds
put more money into food
protesting already did so much past few months (people have a lot of power right now)
govt is now passing more new bills
why the reader should care about other people
Have they ever struggled and needed help
sympathy/empathy is how to make a community grow.
you should help your country so they can help you
the strength of the whole helps the strength of the individual
country is only as strong as weakest link