HUNGER IN VIRGINIA By: Lalainya Allen , Takia Wade , Taquresha Jennings , Sierra Lambert

Courtesy to : http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-09-2012/hunger-virginia-awareness-state-action.html

In Virginia, over 900,000 people are at risk for hunger including over 5 percent of who are ages 50 and older. According to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, over the past few years, donations to the state food banks have decreased by half while requests for food assistance have increased by about 40 percent.

http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-09-2012/hunger-virginia-awareness-state-action.html

Most (70%) of Virginians18+ view the problem of hunger in the state as a very important issue .

Most adults in Virginia are not aware of the number of people in the U.S. or in their state that face the risk of hunger each day – at least six in ten say each of the statistics they heard in the survey were either higher or lower than they thought, or they were not sure.

http://www.foodbankonline.org/WhoWeHelp/Hunger101.aspx

1 in 4 residents in Southeastern Virginia, hunger is a reality. Many people believe that the problems associated with hunger are confined to small pockets of society, certain areas of the country, or certain neighborhoods, but the reality is much different.

Hunger is the "uneasy or painful sensation caused by a lack of food; the recurrent and involuntary lack of access to food."

http://www.nbc12.com/story/1801008/judge-denies-motion-in-richmond-baby-starvation-case

Richmond mom pleaded guilty in the starvation death of her son, she claims she didn’t kill her child, but that he had a rare disorder.

If we got the grant ?

As a group personally if we got the grant first we would start a food drive and help to see if we could have a food program for people that don’t want to be open about their hunger problems in there house hold . As of now we hope that you enjoyed our power point .

Photo Courtesy To :

http://www.virginia-map.org/detailed.htm

http://www.123rf.com/photo_4342725_planet-earth-on-a-plate-for-world-hunger.html

http://www.debaird.net/blendededunet/2011/03/report-172-million-children-in-america-are-at-risk-of-hunger.html

http://www.debaird.net/blendededunet/2011/03/report-172-million-children-in-america-are-at-risk-of-hunger.html

http://therapidian.org/documentary-traces-american-epidemic-childhood-hunger