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5Excellent Reasons

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1 in 6 people in Americaface hunger.

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Households with children reported a significantly higher food insecurity rate than households without.

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Food insecurity exists in every county inAmerica.In 2013, 49.1 millionAmericans lived in foodinsecure households,including 33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children.

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In 2011,4.8 million seniors or 8 % of all seniors were food insecure.

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40 % of food is thrown out in the US every year, or about $165 billion worth. All of this uneaten food could feed 25 million Americans.

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GET UP and DO SOMETHINGevery little bit helps!

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SCANto find your local food bankor go to:www.feedingamerica.org

Information Provided By:

“Hunger and Poverty Fact Sheet” Feeding Americahttp://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger/hunger-and-poverty/

“H11 Facts About Hunger in the US” Do Something.orghttps://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-hunger-us