There is a connection. Our affluent lifestyles are purchased at the cost of hunger and malnutrition around the world. Our patterns of consumption and waste are tightly woven into the fabric of world hunger. We need to learn more about global economics and the relationships between how we live and the systemic causes of hunger and poverty. Everything we do impacts the lives of the poor and hungry.
Every community has people who live in poverty and go hungry.
Over 30 million people in the United States are hungry on a regular basis. They may not be on the edge of starvation, but they feel the pain of hunger. We live in the richest, most affluent nation in the world. If we are paying attention as we look around, there will be something that motivates us to action. Locate resources Finding resources to help the hungry has never been easy.