North Carolina 4-H Youth Development has created a program called, "Hungry to Help" that addresses hunger issues in North Carolina. According to statistics, 1 in 5 children in North Carolina struggle with hungery issues on a daily basis. Whether it involves skipping meals, eating less than is needed to live a healthy life, or "making do" with foods that are filling but not nutritions...hunger's effects can be devastating.In Alabama, more than 15 percent of Alabama residents live in poverty. In some counties in our service area, the number rises to almost 30 percent (one out of ever three residents).
1. 1 out of every 5 children in our area lives in poverty.
2. 1 out of every 4 of Alabama's seniors live below the poverty level.
3. Over 12% of Alabama citizens receive food stamps. The benefit equates to 79 cents per meal
4. In 2004 Alabama had one of the Top 5 Highest Poverty Rates in the US
The "Hungry to Help" program offered by North Carolina 4-H is a pre-packaged service project for 4-H Clubs. They provide:
- Healthy Food Drive Tool Kit
- Agent Packet
- Hungry to Help--Press Release (template)
- Hungry to Help--Media Alert (template)
- Hungry to Help Clip Art
- Grocery Bag Clip Art
- 4-H Clover Soup Can Clip Art
- Staffing the Initiative
If your 4-H Program, whether on the regional or county level, is looking for an impactful service project....you might check out, "Hungry to Help" from North Carolina 4-H Youth Development.
