EMPTY BOWLS, HUNGRY CHILDREN
Nearly 13 million American and one million Canadian children go hungry every day, either because they don’t have enough food or what they’ve been given is not sufficiently nutritious. Their parents may cut back on their own food or skip meals entirely to provide for the needs of their children.
The pandemic worsened the situation for many families. Even before we’d heard of COVID-19, the USDA estimated that some 30 million students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunches under the National School Lunch Program, as well as for free breakfasts under another federally-funded program. School food may be the only nutritious meals these millions of children may eat, and that’s only Monday through Friday. On weekends, they simply may go without a decent meal.
The WRJ Pacific District Programming Committee
March, 2022
The pandemic worsened the situation for many families. Even before we’d heard of COVID-19, the USDA estimated that some 30 million students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunches under the National School Lunch Program, as well as for free breakfasts under another federally-funded program. School food may be the only nutritious meals these millions of children may eat, and that’s only Monday through Friday. On weekends, they simply may go without a decent meal.
The WRJ Pacific District Programming Committee
March, 2022
