Posts tagged as “Economic inequality”

The number of American children living in food-insecure households continues to grow at an alarming rate. This is a public health crisis of epic proportions. Proper nutrition is necessary not only for a healthy body but a healthy mind. Hungry kids are at an automatic disadvantage in the classroom because hunger impairs the ability to learn, which is why school lunches are so vital in the public school system. Through no fault of their own.…