Hunger in America

"Some 38 million people in America are considered "food insecure" -- they have trouble finding the money to keep food on the table. NPR profiles families who have faced hunger in three different settings: rural, suburban and urban America." By National Public Radio Link to Webpage (last visited 11-23-05 NVS)

"More than 13 million families in 2004 were unable at times to buy the food they needed, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Finances are so strained for 5 million of those families that one or more members goes hungry as a result." By National Public Radio. The website includes a U.S. map showing state with the highest percentage of children living in poverty.  Link (last visited 11-23-05 NVS)