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Tackling Hunger: Regional Disparities and Solutions

Explore the issue of hunger in Knoxville, Richmond, and Brownsburg, comparing access to technology and prevalence of food scarcity. Learn about local initiatives, statistics, and solutions to combat hunger through education and empowerment.

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Tackling Hunger: Regional Disparities and Solutions

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  1. Hunger Issue Cody Bauer Susan Cole Andrew Massie CharlsieWelshan

  2. Knoxville, TN

  3. Richmond, VA

  4. Brownsburg, IN

  5. Comparing Technology • Knoxville, TN • Access to: • basic communication • Radio • TV • Internet • laptops • ipads • ipods • modern software

  6. Richmond, VA • Access to: • basic communication • Radio • TV • Internet • laptops • ipads • ipods • modern software

  7. Brownsburg, IN • Access to: • basic communication • Radio • TV • Internet • laptops • ipads • ipods • modern software

  8. The Issue of Hunger • Knoxville, TN • Tennessee is around the national average for food scarcity • KARM (Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries) • serves about 1,072 meals a day • Second Harvest • 80,312 people are at risk of hunger in Knox County • 13.8% of population lives in poverty

  9. Richmond, VA • Virginia is below the national average for food scarcity • 66% of the population in VA is in danger of hunger • Brownsburg, IN • Indiana is around the national average for food scarcity • Second Harvest • 72,000 people are hungry in East Indiana • 287,000 people in East Indiana live in poverty • 44% of children in East Indiana are malnourished

  10. Solution to the problem • educating people in how to grow their own food and what grows well in the area • enabling people to be better equipped in employment pursuits • coaching people in good money management practices

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