From CBS Sunday Morning: The persistence of hunger in America
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-persistence-of-hunger-in-america/
On any given day, almost 48 million Americans, including nearly 14 million children, don't get enough to eat. Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, the outgoing CEO of Feeding America, offers a reality check about hunger in these United States.
Hunger by Design Trump: GOP Policy Cost a Senior 28 Pounds as she starved from SNAP loss
A legally blind senior lost 28 pounds because she couldn’t afford food. Trump/GOP SNAP cuts, rising prices, and policy choices reveal a system failing the most vulnerable.
#disabilityRights #EconomicInequality #foodInsecurity #foodJustice #GOPPolicy #hungerInAmerica #inflationCrisis #ProgressivePolitics #ruralPoverty #safetyNetCuts #seniorPoverty #SNAP #SocialSecurity #TrumpAdministration #WealthGap https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oKd
“Hunger can manifest as teenagers too tired to participate in after-school sports or elementary-age students who arrive to class agitated.
"They can't focus. They may be more likely to get in fights with their peers or not be able to listen.
"Even a few days of hunger can affect brain development, especially among babies and toddlers.
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“There is a collection of myths that fall under the heading of 'What doesn't kill us makes us stronger' or that 'Children are resilient.
"But science tells us that trauma and adversity do not usually make anyone — kids or adults — stronger or better. It far more often does the opposite, causing injury associated with lifelong increased risk for poor health and shorter lifespans.”
🇺🇸 🍲 Earl Ofari Hutchinson asks and answers the question of why hunger remains a chronic problem in a land of plenty.
Why Are There So Many Hungry People in America?, by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
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#Trump (while holding #SNAP funds behind his back): "Gee, look what the #Democrats are doing to you! Wouldn't you rather have HIGHER #insurance costs?"
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Judge orders administration to distribute SNAP contingency money amid shutdown - https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-rules-trumps-attempt-suspend-snap-funding-unlawful/story?id=127069497&ICID=ref_fark
https://www.salon.com/2024/02/26/cut-the-partisan-games-how-could-force-a-choice-between-snap-and-wic/ #FoodInsecurity. Cut the partisan games": How House Republicans could force a choice between SNAP and WIC
WIC may get the additional funding it desperately needs — but there's a really big catch
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