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Facts on Childhood Hunger

Counties with the Highest Rate of Food Insecure Children in Pennsylvania

Child food insecurity rate: 18.0% (4,190 total)
- 1.9% higher than national average
Food insecurity rate: 12.1% (13,830 total)
- 0.3% higher than national average
Annual food budget shortfall: $7,547,000
Cost per meal: $3.39

Facts About Hunger in America
From Feeding America, this site shares some information about the number of American communities who face hunger.

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Food Inequity
Dr. Nicole Warner created a guide on Food Inequity that contains additional information. View her guide to learn more.
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What is Food Justice?

According to FoodPrint, Food Justice is a holistic and structural view of the food system that sees healthy food as a human right and addresses structural barriers to that right. An offshoot of environmental justice, food justice's focus is bringing healthy food that is sustainably grown to everyone.

Food justice encompasses food equality, food equity, food sustainability, socially conscious/fair trade products, and managing food waste. All these elements work together to provide environmentally conscious access to healthy food for all people

What is Food Justice?
This article from Healthline defines food justice and follows experts as they explain how they increase marginalized communities' access to food.
What is the Food Justice Movement?
From the Stray Dog Institute, which provides funding, strategic research, and support to nonprofit organizations, this webpage examines the history of the food justice movement, defines food justice, and shares examples of food justice advocacy.
What is Food Justice and Why Is It Necessary?
Published in FoodPrint, this article defines Food Justice, looks back at the history or America's food systems, and shares what we can do to the food justice movement.

Organizations

Feeding America
Feeding America is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Their mission is to advance change in America by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for all in partnership with food banks, policymakers, supporters, and the communities they serve.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Global Food Justice Alliance
The Global Food Justice Alliance believes that an optimal food system is healthy, sustainable, equitable, and ethical. Focusing on optimal health, environmental stewardship, and food equity and ethics, their website provides more information on their mission and how to help.
The Department of Human Services: Ending Hunger
The Department of Human Services (DHS) strives to provide all Pennsylvanians with access to healthy, nutritious food, which will improve their well-being, health, and independence.
Rural Advancement Foundation International
RAFI-USA has recognized that the food system is deeply inequitable. Working across agricultural sectors and collaboratively through coalitions, they combine on–the-ground practical services and policy advocacy to ensure farmers have access to the tools they need to make the right choices for their farms, families, communities, and the environment.
Congressional Hunger Center
They envision a world free from hunger and poverty, where every person can achieve their full potential thanks to equitable systems that establish financial freedom and full access to nutritious, affordable, and culturally appropriate foods.
Kitchens for Good
Kitchens for Good is a sustainability-oriented San Diego nonprofit dedicated to making a positive impact on the economy, society, and environment. Offering tuition-free apprenticeships in Baking, Culinary, and Hospitality, the students are trained in sustainable practices.

Help Our Communities

The Cupboard at Penn College
The Cupboard is an on-campus food pantry specifically targeted to assist Penn College students who are struggling with food insecurities.
(570) 327-4764
thecupboard@pct.edu
Support The Cupboard at Penn College
To help combat food insecurity at Penn College, please consider donating here.
Free Food Pantries in Lycoming County
Find free food pantries in Lycoming County.
PA Food Banks
The Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger-Free Pennsylvania member food banks offer food assistance services in each county through a network of nearly 3,000 local charitable partners — including food pantries, soup kitchens, feeding programs, and shelters. Please contact your local food bank directly for assistance or to find out how you can help support their mission.

Videos and Streaming Documentaries

These 6 Documentaries and Docuseries Will Help You Learn About Food Justice
This article provides an overview of six documentaries, available across streaming platforms, and focuses on a variety of issues, causes, and effects of our current food systems and explains why food justice is needed around the world.

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Books

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