hunger

It was a cold night in November. There I lie, huddled up in my car hoping that I wouldn't run out of gas before morning. I would turn my car off anytime I woke up for thirty minutes or so, or at least until I started to shiver. I couldn't wait until summer, when I could sleep under the stars knowing that at least I wouldn't freeze to death.  Read More »

Not sure what you’ll be doing with your extra time this spring and summer? Would you like to make time to help out hungry kids? Whatever your current plans are right now, the Great American Bake Sale is a fun event you don’t want to miss. Right now people all over America are teaming up to battle childhood hunger—by baking. Simply bake, sell your delectable creations, and send your funds to Share Our Strength, who will pass it on to charities whose purpose is to feed hungry children.

Sadly, in a country with such abundant wealth, one sixth of children are at risk of hunger, according to the Great American Bake Sale web site. Their web site points out that if you were to visit a soup kitchen, one in every four people standing in line would be a kid. Childhood hunger in America is a reality, and as teenagers, it is our duty to help our fellow youth.  Read More »

Many phrases referring to food are used way too lightly. I know that all of us are guilty of doing this at least once or more in our life times. I have heard the phrases "We have nothing to eat!" and "I am starving to death!"But these phrases are being misused in a way that may be offensive to some people.  Read More »

"Over 1 billion people live on $1 a day, the benchmark of absolute poverty." I found this to be a frightening statistic while I was reading the weekly Economist today.

Think about that: One billion people.  Read More »

"People are starving in Haiti," the teachers said. "But who really cares? Not me." She threw the paper on her desk and turned back to the white board to continue discussing how to divide polynomial functions.

"Actually," a student in the front row said. "I do."  Read More »

Around the world, there are some 26,500 children die every day. That is equivalent to: 1 child dying every 3 seconds, 18 children dying every minute, or a 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring every week. The silent killers are poverty, hunger, easily preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related causes.  Read More »

As Kanye West so eloquently put it, “Bush doesn't care about black people”. This was the sentiment raging within the African American community after Hurricane Katrina. But how based in real facts is that statement?  Read More »

Everybody knows about the Holocaust. Ok, ok, way to start your blogging right off the bat with a huge downer. What I'm trying to say here, is that there is still genocide going on today that not everyone knows about. Darfur. It's in the news more these days, and as a result is becoming more fashionable. Sending aid and being concerned about those in Darfur, that is to say.  Read More »