Hunger at Home

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Hunger at Home

• Kara Butters
• Kendra Butters

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What is Hunger?

• Strong desire for food
• Discomfort, weakness or pain caused by a
  prolonged lack of food

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Do you know anybody who suffers from hunger?
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Hunger
Michigan 1 million
United States 31 million
World 841 million
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Hunger Facts

• 1 million people in Michigan are hungry
• 14 of children under 18 live in poverty
• 97 of people using emergency food are US
  citizens
• 40 of the people using emergency food live in
  rural or suburban areas

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Hunger Facts

• 5 of people are homeless
• Poverty level for a family of 4 is 17,650 a year
• Most common (38) household size that uses
  emergency food is 2-3 people
• 2.5 of federal budget spent on food assistance

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Why Are People Hungry

• Inadequate state aid
• Poor money management
• Unemployment
• Lack of Knowledge
• Pride

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Methods of Decreasing Hunger

• Hunger Action Coalition of Michigan
• Food Bank Council of Michigan
• Soup Kitchens
• Community Gardens
• Financial/Food Donations
• Food Stamps
• Free or reduced lunches at school

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What You Can Do

• Offer your time
• Soup kitchen
• Food Pantries
• Offer your money
• Start a food drive
• Educate people about hunger
• Reduce food waste

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