Fourth Grade presents

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Understanding the Impact of Food Insecurity and Food Scarcity on Individuals and Communities

Dimon's Actions Against Food Insecurity

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Kindergarten:

Growing lettuce and tomatoes to test a variety of locations

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Third Grade:

Provides compost to improve the soil; making adobe oven

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First Grade:

Growing a pizza garden for third grade’s adobe oven

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Fourth Grade:

Educate the community by using digital mass media

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Second Grade:

Growing native plants to attract pollinators

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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:

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Poverty

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Unemployment

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Low income

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Cannot afford housing

Regular health problems

Systemic racism & racial discrimation

Effect

Food insecurity can have multiple effects on people. Some of these effects include:

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Health Issues

Choosing between spending money on food or health care

Difficult Decisions

Choosing between food and bills, rent and transportation

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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:

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To repeat

a grade

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Language

and motor issues

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Social

problems

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Behavioral

problems

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Health conditions

People Facing

In Georgia, 1,156,660 people are facing hunger - of them 335,720 are children

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1/9 of adults are facing hunger

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1/8 of kids are facing hunger

Muscogee County Rate

In 2021, Muscogee County had

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13.3%

people with Food insecurity

Additional Info

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