Hunger in the U.S.

The latest U.S. federal data indicate that: In 2004, 13.5 million households (or 11.9% of all U.S. households) were food insecure. Over 38 million people (13.2% of all Americans) lived in these households. During the 12 months preceding the 2004 survey, 4.4 million households experienced hunger. Over 10.7 million adults and children lived in these […]

US Hunger & Poverty Facts

From: http://www.worldhungeryear.org/info_center/just_facts.asp US Hunger & Poverty Facts From 1967 to 2003, average household income (adjusted dollars) grew from $7.589 to 9,996 for those in the bottom 20%, and grew from $83,758 to $147,078 for those in the top 20%.1 In 2003, California had a poverty rate of 13.4%, compared to 9% in Virginia, 19.9% in […]

The Hunger Project’s impact on population

From: http://www.thp.org/issues/ Population is linked to hunger – but not the way many people believe. We tend to grow up thinking that the problem of hunger is caused by overpopulation – too many people and not enough food. Some people even believe that deaths due to hunger actually help slow population growth. In fact, the […]

Facts from fh.org

HUNGER FACTS Scope of the problem An estimated 852 million people in the developing world currently do not consume enough calories to sustain healthy bodies. What is hunger? Hunger is when people do not get enough food to provide the nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water) for active and healthy lives. Malnutrition results […]