num_pages: 209
description: Twenty-five million Americansnearly 9 percent of the U.S. populationrely on food pantries. Another 13 million arent linked to a food distribution network and 14 million children are at risk of going hungry on any given day. Moreover the faltering economy is increasing the number of American families that dont know where their next meals are coming from.Breadline USA treats this crisis not only as matter of failed policies but also as a portrait of real human suffering. Investigative reporter Sasha Abramsky focuses attention on the people behind the statisticsthe families caught up in circumstances beyond their control. Breadline USA is a vivid reminder of the fate to which many more Americans may be subject without urgent action.
language: English
title: Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It
publisher: Routledge