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Child Hunger

Group 13: If we get food, they should too...#stopchildhunger

Child HungerGroup 13: If we get food, they shouldtoo...#stopchildhunger

Child Hunger

Child hunger is a serious problem within the Waco community, 1 out of 4 children go hungry in Texas. The poverty rate in Mcleannan County is 27%, where more than 26,000 kids are in danger of going hungry on the weekends. On average, if one person buys one cup of coffee everyday for three months,it would cost about $200! If they gave up buying one cup of coffee for three months, that money would be able to supply one child's weekend meals for a whole year! Together, as a community, we can help eliminate child hunger... one penny at a time! (facts found on Packofhope.com)

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picture found on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALICO_Building

Help Us Out!

Here are some places that you can help provide food for hungry children and adults around Waco!
  • Meals and Wheels www.mealsandwheelswaco.org/
  • Salvation Army www.salvationarmytexas.org/waco/
  • Caritas www.caritas-waco.org/
  • Pack of Hope www.packofhope.org/

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The Waco Food Desert

The USDA defines a food desert "as parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, usually found in impoverished areas. This is largely due to a lack of grocery stores, farmers’ markets, and healthy food providers."
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Caritas

Helps distribute free food and items to children in need
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Pack of Hope

This organization distributes packs with food and hygienic products to children in need throughout Waco on the weekends and holidays to prevent them from going hungry while not at school.
Event Information

Feed the Children Benifit Concert

Join us for a benifit concert to help stamp out hunger. It will be right after the Farmers Market on 08/01/2015. Bring canned food and hygine products to donate to Pack of Hope. #StopChildHunger

When?

Saturday, Aug 1, 2015, 02:00 PM

Where?

The Waco Farmers Market

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What we learned

"I learned that in order to see a change in the hunger rate in Waco, it is important to team up with our local city council members to help raise awareness" - Ismael


" Even as middle school students, we can make a change in society by signing petitions on various issues in our community" - Dylan


"We have the right and are never too young to change things in our community" -Blake

Meet the Leaping Neon Potatoes

Blake

Caleb

Dylan

Ethan

Eubin

Ismael

Kyle

Lauren

#StopChildHunger