------------------------------------------------------- New Fact Sheet on Hunger in the U.S. from Food First! ------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________ Which country has 1 out of 5 children living in poverty? Which country has 4.2 million households skipping or reducing meals each day? Which country has a total of 36 million people going hungry? At first glance, an Asian, African or Latin or Central American countries may come to mind. These statistics however, represent the reality in the United States, the wealthiest nation in the world. While one percent of the population controls almost half of the country's wealth, chronic hunger is the reality for many Americans. Food First/The Institute for Food and Development Policy has just released a fact sheet on growing hunger and poverty in the U.S. "The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Go Hungry, Hunger: A Growing Epidemic in America" The report includes statistics on population groups that are suffering from hunger and poverty, exposes the impact of these problems, and offers a human rights framework to challenge this economic and social injustice. The Fact Sheet is available online at: http://www.foodfirst.org/progs/humanrts/hungerinamerica.html Food First, The Institute for Food and Development Policy, is a policy think tank that carries out research, education, and advocacy about our food system. Food First works to identify the root causes of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world, and to educate the public as well as policymakers about these problems and alternative solutions to them. _________________________________________________________ Food Rights Watch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~