What do you need? :
What do you need?
Needs are defined as: :
Needs are defined as: Clothing
Food
Shelter
35,500,500 people in our country need food 12,000 are children. :
35,500,500 people in our country need food 12,000 are children. 3,000 people in Lynnwood need food, 100 children at Hilltop need help
Who are they :
Who are they Some are old Some are young
Some are just your age :
Some are just your age
Anyone can be hungry :
Anyone can be hungry But people who need food have food insecurity.
Insecurity means people are not sure there will be enough food for everyone.
The food we bought just didn’t last, and we didn’t have money to get more.”
“We couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.” quotes from clients
What Causes Food Insecurity? :
What Causes Food Insecurity? Poverty [lack of money], Joblessness, Injury or Disease, Divorce, Family
Problems Homelessness is another result of these conditions. There are homeless kids in Edmonds schools. I have known them. You couldn’t tell them from other kids
Hey, I’m just a kid what can I do? :
Hey, I’m just a kid what can I do? Pay attention to things around you
Never judge or make fun of people because of clothes lack of money, family or how they live.
They did not choose their life neither did you.
Contribute to food drives and encourage others to do the same. See if groups you know have food drives.
At Thanksgiving and Christmas there are lots of donations, but people need food every day
This Saturday is an important food drive. Postal workers deliver the mail and pick up food the day before Mothers’ Day
Is this the end? :
Is this the end? Or will hunger continue?