Place at the Table The Crisis of 49 Million Hungry Americans and How to Solve It

Name: Place at the Table The Crisis of 49 Million Hungry Americans and How to Solve It
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ISBN: 9781610391818

ISBN-10: 1610391810

ISBN-13: 9781610391818

Edition: 2013

Authors: Participant, Peter Pringle

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49 million people in the U.S.—one in four children—go hungry every day, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. The documentaryFinding Northexamines this issue through the lens of three people for who are struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is trying to provide a better life for her two kids; Rosie, a Colorado second-grader who often has to depend on friends and neighbors to feed her and has trouble concentrating in school; and Tremonica, a Mississippi fifth-grader whose asthma and health issues are exacerbated by the largely empty calories her hardworking mother can afford.Their…

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List price: $18.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 2/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.13" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Peter Pringle is a veteran British foreign correspondent. He is the author and coauthor of several nonfiction books, including the bestselling Those Are Real Bullets, Aren't They? He lives in New York City.



Preface



Foreword: The Missing Element



Introduction: The Producers: A Place at the Table



Hunger in America, 2013: Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)



On the Front Lines of Hunger



Witnesses to Hunger



ANOTHER TAKE: Angel's Story Food Research and Action Center



Local Leaders: Colorado



ANOTHER TAKE: Family Breakfast-At School Food Research and Action Center



The Grocery Gap: Finding Healthy Food in America




A Top Chef Goes to Washington




Money Where Our Mouths Are




Food Stamps: Once We Had It Right



ANOTHER TAKE: Seeds of Plenty-From Food Stamps




Today's "Eat More" Environment: The Role of the Food Industry




The New Hidden Persuaders: The Digital World of Food Marketing to Children and Teens




The ABCs of School Lunch




Feeding the Hungry



Feeding America in Times of Change




Faith and Food




The Oregon Food Bank




Hunger in New York City: What Local Government Can Do




Getting Off the Anti-Hunger Treadmill




Beyond Feeding the Hungry



Childhood Hunger: A Battle That Can Be Won




Beyond the Charity Myth



ANOTHER TAKE: Federal Programs Can Do More: Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)



The One-Word Strategy for Ending Hunger: MERGERS




What You Can Do About It



The Accidental Activist




Seven Steps to Ending Child Hunger by 2015: Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)



Directory of NGOs


Selected Bibliography


Appendix


Notes


Index