Sometimes, I wander around my kitchen, thinking: I have nothing to EAT!
This is a lie.
There is always food in my kitchen. There may be times when I don’t care to eat the things I have purchased, but there’s always something.
This is not true for everyone.
You might be thinking, well, right, I’ve seen the ads on television, the ones about sponsoring hungry people – mostly children -- in other countries. I’ve even thought about doing it.
It’s a good thing to do.
However, there are hungry children everywhere. There are hungry children in your community. In fact, 16.2 million children in America struggle with hunger.
What does that mean?
It means they get sick more quickly and recover more slowly.
It means that they don’t learn as quickly and don’t do as well in school.
It can mean that they struggle socially, and have a tendency to be more anxious or aggressive.
None of these are surprising. Think of when you are hungry -- how do you act? What are you like? And then realize: you’re just a little hungry. You probably need a snack. You have a snack, you feel better.
Now imagine feeling that way nearly all the time.
So what can you do about it? You can go here: http://www.strength.org/ Share our Strength has multiple programs and ways in which you can get involved with eradicating hunger in America. Ways in which you can donate, if you feel like that’s how you would like to help, or volunteer, or advocate for children in food deficient households.
It’s so simple.
And it’s so important.
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