This devastating disease stunts growth and affects cognitive development in children.
Hunger reduces the ability of adults to learn job skills and be productive citizens.
Fortunately, hunger has a cure. An important part of the cure is effective federal nutrition programs. A Cure Act of 1997, H.R. 1507, that will help strengthen the national nutrition safety net for children, the elderly and the disabled as well as for adults willing to work, but unable to find jobs. While the recent Budget Agreement provides some positive relief, it does not go far enough to ameliorate current law. The Hunger Has A Cure Act of 1997, H.R. 1507, is vital to reestablish part of the hunger safety net.