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Calendar. Thurs. J une 22 Finish Exercise Domestic Hunger W rap up and review Tues. June 27 Final (Exam 3) 90 minutes 9:30 class Exam begins @ 9:15 11:30 class Exam begins starts @ 11:30. Hunger. Define hunger? How does it make you feel?

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  1. Calendar Thurs. June 22 • Finish Exercise • Domestic Hunger • Wrap up and review Tues. June 27 Final (Exam 3) 90 minutes • 9:30 class Exam begins @ 9:15 • 11:30 class Exam begins starts @ 11:30

  2. Hunger • Define hunger? • How does it make you feel? • How would you feel if you didn’t know when you would be fed next? • What actions would you take if you were in this situation (poor and hungry)?

  3. Domestic Hunger/Malnutrition Feeding the US population of ~320 Million

  4. Hunger in the USA ~40M‘food insecure’ or‘hungry’ #1 at risk=kids of single, poor women #1 cause of domestic hunger=poverty ‘Poor’ in US income < Federal poverty guidelines

  5. Federal Poverty Guideline 2017 • Individual ~ $12,060 • Family of 4 ~ $24,600 2 adults+ 2 kids If you were earning twice this amount would you still be poor? (reside in Bay Area)

  6. Minimum Wage • Hourly wage allowed by the Fed Government • Fed minimum wage  $7.25/hr • Fed full-time min wage $15,080/year

  7. Does full-time (FT) work at minimum wage keep you out of poverty? • Calif min. wage = $10.50/hr • FT @ Calif min. wage = $21,840 • San Jose min. wage 7.1.17 = $12/hr • FT @ SJ min wage = $24,960/yr Remember….. • Federal Poverty level guideline • single= $12,060 • family= $24,600

  8. Living Wage The wage required to live independent of charity

  9. Safety NetHuge in the US Private Loaves and Fishes Sunday Friends City Team Vegielution SHFB …….many more

  10. Second Harvest Food Bank • $0.95 per dollar spent at SHFB, goes to feeding people • In 2016 • ~250,000 fed each month • ~67% families with kids and seniors • Programs PIN, Sr. Brown Bag, KIDS now

  11. GovernmentPrograms Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP CalFresh in CA $1 CalFresh spent generate $1.79 of activity in the local economy Max benefit <$2/meal per family member

  12. Government Programs WIC Improve pg outcome #1 efficient Fed food program Nutrient dense food, Nutr. Ed, Medical School Lunch (Breakfast + Summer) Program Lunch program is oldest Fed food plan

  13. 1946 National School Lunch Act President H.S. Truman “In the long view, no nation is healthier than its children, or more prosperous than its farmers”

  14. Feeding America • Charitable safety-net exists • Govt. programs exist • Room for improvement • Goal: All to have access to a safe, nutritious food supply

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