Hunger in America.
Thesis: Working collectively to reduce hunger in America will lead to happier and healthier communities with more sustainable futures.

low income communities

Poverty

generational cycles

unequal distribution of resources

physical-

sick more often from toxic stress

mental

cognitive dvlpmnt. delays due to lack of nutrition

stress effects the whole family: co-parenting, sibling relations,
causes trauma which causes generational cycles

economic

more govt. assistance = more taxes

Government Programs

WIC

SNAP

Food Banks

Get food from USDA

DOnations from farms and lcoal grocery stores

use money donated and from govt. grants to purchase food

Other organizations

Churches organize food drives and weekly meal times for local community

OC Hunger Project

Idea for my community

The city pays fro food vouchers for local owned restaurants. People can bring one bag per day of trash ro recycle, cleaned up from the community, to the city yard in exchange for a meal voucher.

Ideas for most towns

model the OC hunger project

A service that picks up food that will be waste at closing time or first thing in the morning.Serve that food.

Pros

the town will be cleaner

less hunger= healthier people and families long term and less stress and crime

Local restaurants will have positive publicity

Our local economy will grow, leading to a brighter future

Cons

People of the town may be against because they don't want an influx of transient people

Someone could become ill from the food, but good Samaritan law covers this