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T H E I S S U ECHILDHOOD HUNGERIN AMERICAFor 23 years, ShareOur Strength has ledthe fight against hungerand poverty aroundthe world by inspiringindividuals and businessesto share theirstrengths. That missionhas not changed.Today, we believe we can best claim victoryby achieving sharply focused, strategic andmeasurable goals.When we looked into our own hearts andheads for what these goals should be, whatlooked back at us were the faces of hungrychildren all across America. It is shamefulthat in the wealthiest nation in the world,children living in more than 13 millionhomes do not have a reliable source ofnutritious food.WHY IS ENDING CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN AMERICA IMPORTANT?The facts are simple and compelling:RIO GRANDE VAL-LEY, N.M, HINGESOF HOPE TOUR• Hunger impedes growth anddevelopment, especially in childrenunder the age of 3.• Hunger leads to more illness,behavioral difficulties, hospitalizationand a greater susceptibility toobesity.• Hunger reduces our children’sability to recover from illness or healfrom injury.• Hunger reduces our children’sability to perform athletically andacademically.• Hunger raises the likelihood of infantmortality.• 1 in 5 American households withchildren live at risk of hunger.PHOTO CREDIT FOR PICTURE HERE• 12.9 million American childrenbenefited from food stamps in anaverage month this year.• 9 million families were served byfood pantries — yet thousands offamilies were turned away becausethe pantries had run out of food.Childhood hunger is anational problem thatcrosses all boundaries.It occurs in our largestcities and suburbs andin our smallest and mostremote rural towns,affecting children of allsizes, shapes andbackgrounds.T O D A Y , O U R P R I O R I T Y I S T O E N DS H A R E O U R S T R E N G T H A N N U A L R E P O R T F Y 2 0 0 6 4
T H E I S S U ETHE CHALLENGEWE FACE TOGETHERWe believe thatAmerica can — andmust — end its ownchildhood hunger. Wecan make it possible forevery child in Americato have access, everyday, to nutritious meals.The programs, tools andresources are largely in place:• Private-sector organizations provideemergency food <strong>through</strong> food banksand food pantries.• Government anti-hunger programsprovide food stamps, free schoollunch and breakfast, nutritioneducation, and free afterschool andsummer meals.• Federal programs support families’food needs in other ways, such as theEarned Income Tax Credit and WICnutrition program for mothers andinfants.• Community-based efforts increaseaccess to healthy fresh foods.What is needed is the community-widemobilization — the will and the organization— to bring these and other programs andrecources to scale, and to make sure they areunderstood by and accessible to everyonewho can benefit from them.This is exactly the strengththat we share, and exactlywhy we believe that endingchildhood hunger in Americais a bold yet fully attainablegoal. It is also the principleupon which Share Our Strengthhas founded our strategy toend childhood hunger.RIO GRANDE VALLEY, N.M, HINGES OF HOPE TOURC H I L D H O O D H U N G E R I N A M E R I C A .5T H E I S S U E
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