More Children Going to Bed Hungry

November 19th, 2008

More children are going to bed hungry. Close to 700,000 U.S. children lived in households that had a hard time putting food on the table at some point in 2007, says a new federal report. The number of children who went to bed hungry is the highest since 1998, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual report on food security. The report also showed that those 691,000 children lived in homes where families had to eat non-balanced meals and low-cost food, or even skip meals because of a lack of money. The number of families struggling to feed children adequately rose 50 percent from 430,000 children in 2006. Nearly 36.2 million children and adults struggled to get food in 2007, according to the report, up slightly from 35.5 million in 2006. Two thirds of them - 11.9 million people - changed their eating habits by eating low-cost foods, participated in federal food and nutrition assistance programs, ate less varied diets or obtained emergency food from pantries or emergency kitchens, according to the report. That number is up more than 40 percent since 2000. See more of the report at U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site.

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pureasia said on November 19th, 2008

How in the world is these kids going hungry? Well it’s time that whatever your community is, get together and feed one another. If brenda across the street got some bread, sophia next door got the meat, and lillian got the vegetable. Put that together and feed the children. I’ll tell you why our children going hungry cause this world is so damn selfish. Wake the hell up and help the neighbors.

pureasia said on November 19th, 2008

Where is my comment

SHARONDA said on November 19th, 2008

OBAMA GONNA CHANGE THIS MESS!! HE GONNA GET US PAID!!

pureasia said on November 19th, 2008

And yes I do help my neighbors with food and non-food items. When I was in florida I create programs for kids and held big block parties just for kids and feed everyone in the community (mostly children) once a month. Now that was like 3years ago so I been doing the sharing and caring thing with my money for a long time now. We need more people like this in the world and then we won’t be looking for hand outs. Each one teach one. Equality peoples

LYNN said on November 19th, 2008

THIS AFFECTS ALL PEOPLE..A CHILD KNOWS NO WRONG UNTILL THE PARENTS TEACHES THEM..NO CHILD SHOULD BE WITH OUT FOOD EVEN IF YOU DON’T LIKE..” THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR”..IF YOU SEE THEIR CHILDREN ARE GOING WITH OUT A MEAL WE SHOULD HELP OUT!!

dc matthews said on November 19th, 2008

HUD still does not count physically long term ill and disabled homeless and we have more nutrition and special needs. but since we don’t even Exist no programs get developed.
( this includes adults and children)
donate plain fruit and plain green and leafy green veggies , soy free baby cereal and foods, beans, beans , beans plain matzo crackers, natural peanut butter, and rice milk. To begin to HELP those left out.
THANK YOU! FROM ALL OF US , hungry ,WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
(even those without free starbucks wifi)

Johnson said on November 19th, 2008

It’s hard out there when you’re making $6.55 per hour with three diplomas in the business field. I had to resort to cleaning behinds to partially survive. Jobs in my field are very hard to find in my town.

Cynthia said on November 19th, 2008

What you need to do is speak proper English and then you can say who needs to stop saleing their stamps,you are probably one of them who’s buying them.

david said on November 19th, 2008

My whole family is on food stamps!!..we only want white people to have them!!..you black people are taking over and we can’t hide the fact that there are more whit peole on food stamps that blacks!!.Iam going to hang my self!!.with a black noose!!

johanna said on November 19th, 2008

First of David It is clear you dumbest human trash walking the Earth because you cant spell a simple word like selling instead of sailing so sad.

Now to address this hunger issue we dont need Obama to solve this issue. Stop spending your money on name brand clothes stop giving the rich people your money because you have to have a shirt made by that selfish tramp Beyonce or that Ed Hardy person. You will have money to feed your kids if you dont buy into the name brand hype these celeberties are getting you to fall for. That is why they are rich and can feed their kids They are taking your hard earned money which they dont need dont be a fool for a brand name People like Beyonce and JayZ Jenifer Lopez and Kimora Lee dont care about you all they just want your money so they can live the good life. Feed your kids and stop blaming others

Johanna said on November 19th, 2008

Some may be offended by what I said but I am school teacher and I see parents everyday wearing 200.00 jeans but they are filling out free lunch forms to feed their kids. Its not right I have a job and I dont own a pair of 200.00 jeans.

Oh yeah If you cant afford to feed a child dont have them!!! This is the main issue people having children when they are not financially ready to feed and raise them.

david said on November 19th, 2008

Agree,.Iam going to hang my self!!.with a black noose!! a friend said that on tall dating sitehttp://Tallmingle.com ,which is a dating site for all tall friends and tall singles,especially models and basketball players.

kenneth said on November 19th, 2008

but sometimes it helps put food on the table if you are one that can’t get food stamps somebody has to be there good or bad to make that money last.

pureasia said on November 19th, 2008

Johanna you are so right, I remember when I use to be into wearing the name brand clothing that cost someone Mcdonald’s check to get. I have matured over the years. Now I go into stores that have name brand but at a very cheap price like Plato’s closet. Even than when I shop in there it’s not the name brand I’m looking for I’m looking my type of style(the way the clothes look or fit on me). To get more deep into that I now am having thoughts of learning how to sew. I have a machine already and I believe I can save a lot of money like that.
Now the foodstamp part David your right a lot of people do sell them and it bothers me cause the first thought I have when someone approach about me buying some is what will your kids eat. I don’t buy them and I use to get foodstamps I never sold them. Alot of WHITE people sell they foodstamps cause thats majority that gets them. Johanna I don’t agree with the part about stop having children cause thats what we here for to add on life. You can’t be the judge on that when you haven’t review each situation. Everything is so expensive now a days cause the world has gotten greedy. The gas, food, housing, clothes everything is to damn expensive. Everybody should want to have a family it’s a natural process. And if we wait for the world to stop being so greedy what would happen to human life huh. We will kill ourselves off. I still feel that it takes a village to raise these children so I’m back at let’s help one another out when times get like this.

pureasia said on November 19th, 2008

Johanna you are so right, I remember when I use to be into wearing the name brand clothing that cost someone Mcdonald’s check to get. I have matured over the years. Now I go into stores that have name brand but at a very cheap price like Plato’s closet. Even than when I shop in there it’s not the name brand I’m looking for I’m looking my type of style(the way the clothes look or fit on me). To get more deep into that I now am having thoughts of learning how to sew. I have a machine already and I believe I can save a lot of money like that.

pureasia said on November 19th, 2008

Now the foodstamp part David your right a lot of people do sell them and it bothers me cause the first thought I have when someone approach about me buying some is what will your kids eat. I don’t buy them and I use to get foodstamps I never sold them. Alot of WHITE people sell they foodstamps cause thats majority that gets them. Johanna I don’t agree with the part about stop having children cause thats what we here for to add on life. You can’t be the judge on that when you haven’t review each situation. Everything is so expensive now a days cause the world has gotten greedy. The gas, food, housing, clothes everything is to damn expensive. Everybody should want to have a family it’s a natural process. And if we wait for the world to stop being so greedy what would happen to human life huh. We will kill ourselves off. I still feel that it takes a village to raise these children so I’m back at let’s help one another out when times get like this.

pureasia said on November 19th, 2008

The foodstamp part David your right a lot of people do sell them and it bothers me cause the first thought I have when someone approach about me buying some is what will your kids eat. I don’t buy them and I use to get foodstamps I never sold them. Alot of WHITE people sell they foodstamps cause thats majority that gets them. Johanna I don’t agree with the part about stop having children cause thats what we here for to add on life. You can’t be the judge on that when you haven’t review each situation. Everything is so expensive now a days cause the world has gotten greedy. The gas, food, housing, clothes everything is to damn expensive. Everybody should want to have a family it’s a natural process. And if we wait for the world to stop being so greedy what would happen to human life huh. We will kill ourselves off. I still feel that it takes a village to raise these children so I’m back at let’s help one another out when times get like this.

George said on November 19th, 2008

When I worked at 7-11 they usually left their Cadillac Escalades running while they came in and used EBT. But SHARONDA gonna be paid!!

Jakori said on November 19th, 2008

Man these are hard times! Any one on this email could fall victim to this type of living. The US Economy is messed up for real. They gave Pres. Obama a crumbling nation or should I say he was elected as Pres. of a crumbling nation. I pray for those families who are living in these type of conditions and all of you on this site and abroad. This will not be remedied in 4 years. Reason being is becasue this is a result of greed. My occupation is finance and I can tell you that this has happened and will continue for some time due to the rich’s greedy nature. It has been written. America as we know it will change so get ready and be prepared for anything my sista and my bruthas, anything!! And for those of you who think that OBAMA is the saviour in this, you’re sadly mistaking! He can’t fix greed!

Ebony fromMInneapolis said on November 19th, 2008

THis scares me since I have 4 children. My oldest is 18 and had to move back in with me for 2 reasons. One he is having a hard time financially and 2 I left a domestic abiuse situation and need help with child care so he stepped up to the plate. I used to get welfare but I work and guess what I am struggling day to day. I didnt have enough to get home tonight so I have to beg for a ride home. It is getting wicked out here and I am scared of the crime rate will go up due to this.

People will do what they got to do in order to feed them and for that teacher Jihanna to judge parents let me tell you something honey. In this economy evedryone is able to be in the soup line YOU are no exception. Just cause someone got designer clothes on doesnt mean they paid top dollar for it either.

SO stop judging someones moccisins because you NEVEr know when and if you will wear them

cecilenoe said on November 19th, 2008

NO JUSTICE NO PEACE……

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kaikoi72 said on November 20th, 2008

well if the government stop looking at the gross of your income before taxes maybe some families could feed their kids………the government takes their share of your income before you can feed your family……..this is why people can’t afford to feed them, food stamps should be given to a family based on what they bring home after taxes instead of before taxes……..$500.00 is taken out of my income before i can feed my three children……..i go to bed wtithout meals so my kids can eat……

david said on November 20th, 2008

Just stop selling your food stamps you black people’s.

david said on November 20th, 2008

black people’s need to stop selling there free food stamps.

david said on November 20th, 2008

You people’s need to just stop selling your free food stamps.

shay said on November 20th, 2008

Don’t have kids if you can’t afford to feed them, let alone yourself

linda said on November 20th, 2008

people don’t sell foodstamps because they don’t have any thing else to do.some times they need the extra money to pay to keep lights on,soap to take showers with and so on. it’s hard out there you have to do what ever it takes to make sure not only you eat but also have and beable to take care of your family.

Curious said on November 20th, 2008

This is happening while tonnes of surplus grain are being dumped into the sea by the “west” in order for their farmers not to go broke (they are subsidized by the government), and lets not get into trade bans and all that kind of stuff in which developing countries aren’t allowed the export their products as it is heavily scrutinized and predominantly deemed unhealthy to pass quality control, therefore crippling them as all they can do is import goods at extortion prices without selling anything. Hmmmm…greedy? i think so.
Food for thought

bei said on November 22nd, 2008

wow thats so sad

and i am being for real

pennie said on November 24th, 2008

Johanna are you upset about something. hay I am a receptionist and my husband lost his job and yes at one point i had to ask for help , to feed my son and daughter, and when the gas prices was high it was very hard for me, and I dont have anything( clothing) that cost $200.00 thats crazy. I dress my son well and he understand cost and waht he cant have because of the price. Its alot of people out of work and its going to het harder for meny familys. I even got in line for a free turkey, and i am very thankful, we have dinner.just look out for one another.


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