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The Problem Of Child Hunger
Food Insecurity
Food Insecurity
Food Insecurity
Food insecurity puts tremendous stress on families, who worry about food running out before money becomes available to buy more. As a result, parents may skip meals, so their children can eat, and a child’s meals may shrink throughout a week or month — or even disappear entirely. No Kid Hungry reports that 74% of educators have students who regularly come to school hungry.
Quick Facts
Food Insecurity
Food Insecurity
- 59% of children from low-income families say they have come to school hungry.
- 46% of children from low-income families say hunger hurts their performance in school.
- More than 12% say that sometimes at night, they’re too distracted by hunger to do their homework.
- children who don't have access to three healthy meals a day are more likely to have problems in school and other social situations.