As we’ve been discussing in recent blog posts – and as we strive to address in our mission – the typical cause of hunger in this country is poverty. But sometimes people go hungry because they are having food purposefully withheld from them. And sometimes those people protest in the only way they have available.
Hunger Awareness Month: Broke and Broken? The Psychological Effects of Poverty
As we explored yesterday there is no shortage of judgment for the 47 million Americans living in poverty. All kinds of stereotypes and assumptions abound that serve to blame the poor for their situation. But the physical and psychological effects of living in poverty make escaping it that much harder, as this infographic aptly depicts:
Hunger Awareness Month: The Myth of the Culture of Poverty
Today, more than 46 million Americans live in poverty. How does one explain the lack of widespread outrage over this – that in a country as rich as ours one in five children are facing hunger?