Fourth Grade presents
Empty Plates
Understanding the Impact of Food Insecurity and Food Scarcity on Individuals and Communities
Dimon's Actions Against Food Insecurity
Kindergarten:
Growing lettuce and tomatoes to test a variety of locations
Third Grade:
Provides compost to improve the soil; making adobe oven
First Grade:
Growing a pizza garden for third grade’s adobe oven
Fourth Grade:
Educate the community by using digital mass media
Second Grade:
Growing native plants to attract pollinators
Fifth Grade:
Maintain the food locker and service the community
Definition
Food insecurity means that you do not know where your next meal is coming from. Food Scarcity means that you do not have enough healthy food to eat in your community.
Cause
The causes of food insecurity are complex. Some of the causes of food insecurity include:
Poverty
Unemployment
Low income
Cannot afford housing
Regular health problems
Systemic racism & racial discrimation
Effect
Food insecurity can have multiple effects on people. Some of these effects include:
Health Issues
Choosing between spending money on food or health care
Difficult Decisions
Choosing between food and bills, rent and transportation
Difficult Learning
A child is most likely to have difficulties with learning
Insecurity rate
Food Insecurity Rate Over the Years
Children Impact
Kids who are food insecure are more likely to have:
To repeat
a grade
Language
and motor issues
Social
problems
Behavioral
problems
Health conditions
People Facing
In Georgia, 1,156,660 people are facing hunger - of them 335,720 are children
1/9 of adults are facing hunger
1/8 of kids are facing hunger
Muscogee County Rate
In 2021, Muscogee County had
13.3%
people with Food insecurity
Additional Info
All of our information was founded on the following sites. For more information on food insecurity visit these sites:
https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/georgia
https://feedinggeorgia.org/our-work/childhood-hunger/
https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/food-insecurity
https://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2021/overall/georgia/county/muscogee
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