Hunger+Relief

**__HUNGER RELIEF- things done in the past__ Kristen Gaffney** 
 * Thomas Robert Malthus a british economist and mathametician once said" that food supply grows arithmetically increasing by two, four, and six. But the population grows geometrically two, four, eight, sixteen, and 32 ect. Based on this theory Malthus believed that eventually the world would run out of food, and people would face starvation.

Even though we have made incredible progress from previous years for example two hundred years ago fresh food could not be moved from one region to another without spoiling because no refrigeration and transport was slow. Today it can be shipped around the world and eaten almost as fresh as it was when first packed, caught, or prepared.

Food assistance programs were begun during the great depression to help feed the poor and unemployed. According to the U.S census bureaus statistical abstract of the United States on december 2002 the federeal government reported to spend 32.1 billion dollars on food assistance programs. Some of the examples of programs are: the food stamp program which is to provide to those families with limited income. Later on this then led to new technology benefits transfer because the illegal trafficking of food stamps.

Another example is the national school lunch program the purpose of this is to provide lunch to kids whose families have low income, they can either get thier lunch at a reduced rate or for free. The usda provides cash and some commodities to these schools to offset food-service costs.

The last is child and adult care food program which provides cash and food to child care centers, family day care homes, and adult day care centers.

The latest survey taken by the usda found that 89.3 percent of american households were food secure a 1.25 increase form 1998! ** **This is showing us that over time we can improve hunger and possibly in the near future no other man, woman, or child will have to be hungry again.**

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**__links__** Hunger Relief- Timeline **and** Hunger Relief Statisics and Facts

 works cited- robert salazar."government programs help reduce hunger." opposing view points: food.ed.laura k. egendorf. detriot: greenhaven press 2008. opposing viewpoints resource center. -bopp, linda."food stamp benefits should be expanded." opposing viewpoints resouce center. gale.