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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Some Statics 33% Childhood Hunger According to 2012 and 2013 data collected throughout the USA, 15.8 million children lived in food insecure households .20 percent or more of the child population in 37 states and D.C. lived in food-insecure households in 2012, according to the most recent data available. New Mexico (29%) and Mississippi (29%) had the highest rates of children in households without consistent access to food.Twelve million children are estimated to be served by Feeding America, over 3.5 million of which are ages 5 and under.Proper nutrition is vital to children under the age of 18.It is needed for brain and organ functioning as well asemotional development.In 2013, 14.7 million or approximately 20 percent of children in the U.S. lived in poverty. 25% 50% 1 in 5 children are food-insecure 25% According to the United States Departmentof Agriculture (USDA) 15.8million children under the age of 18 deal with childhoodhunger (food insecurity). Live along the poverty line Relying on Food Stamps Living in food-insecurefamilies Children who live in poverty Hunger and Poverty DO go hand in hand. Gundersen, C., E. Engelhard, A. Satoh, & E. Waxman. Map the Meal Gap 2014: Food Insecurity Estimates at the County Level. Feeding America, 2014.National School Lunch Program: Participation and Lunches Served (2014). USDA, FNS. One of the premierorganizations combatingchildhood hunger is"Feeding America". Services such as WICand Feeding Americahelp assist families in need. By: Deanna Cooper
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