Sometimes there is enough food, but people don't have enough money to buy it. They are unemployed or paid low wages, and food prices are too high. Some food goes bad in storage. Other times there is extra food in one place, but there are problems transporting it where many people are hungry. If governments spent less money on military budgets, they could spend more money on food programs.
Many churches help community food programs for hungry people.
There are breakfast clubs, meal programs, and food banks. Sometimes parishioners show people how to manage their money wisely and how to cook the most nutritious food. Many people volunteer at community soup kitchens, community action centers, and write letters to their government leaders asking for improved programs for hungry people. The Campaign for Human Development supported by Catholics across the United States has worked on hunger and poverty programs for over 25 years. Missionaries and Catholic Social Services are help the hungry on an international level.