Social Problems & Community Leadership A social problem is something in a community that serves as a problem and promotes injustice. These problems are often being ignored‚ leading them to become unjust. Childhood hunger is a very common social problem throughout the United States. Kids Food Basket‚ located in West Michigan‚ is just one of many nonprofit organizations that serves to put an end to childhood hunger. This organization all began back in 2001‚ when a Grand Rapids Public School’s principal
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Nasira Sharma’s Hunger is a satire on the socio economic condition that prevailed in Iran after the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79. The country’s fortunes surged but the masses suffered. The apparent prosperity of the nation with the ‘petroleum storehouse’ concealed the actual reality and the ordeals of the masses. In the beginning of the story we see that things are expensive but people were buying them anyway. Huge investments were supposed to generate more avenues for employment but it’s ironic
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Overjudged‚ Undereducated Overfed and Undernourished a documentary showcasing the prevalence of childhood obesity. The film not only included showing the reasons why children are facing this problem but also showed hoe to combat it. The document mainly focused on what was the cause‚ regardless of lifestyle‚ diet‚ or weight all of those factors can be summed up into one word. Choices. People have the choice to live a healthy lifestyle‚ eat a healthy diet‚ and keep a healthy weight. Life is all about
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The mission of the Mobile Pantry Program is to meet the needs of hungry clients in urban and rural areas that are underserved by providing food directly in their communities. These areas are often called food deserts because there is a lack of traditional brick and mortar supermarkets and/or pantries. Recipients are often isolated and lack the transportation necessary to access healthy and affordable food options. The Mobile Pantry becomes the on-site pantry/farmer’s market. The focus of the Mobile
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Collier argues that burgeoning food prices worldwide are caused by the inability of food supply to keep up with the increase in food demand‚ mainly due to the increased prosperity in Asia. Although its governments possess the potential to bring food prices down‚ they lack the political willpower to overcome protectionist measures‚ and popular notions in place. Collier then proposes three supply-side solutions - promoting commercial agriculture over peasant agriculture‚ lifting the GM-crop ban‚ and
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In Hunger Games‚ the problem of poverty is very serious in District 12‚ citizen there do not have enough food and power. However‚ the capital is a modern city which have high technology‚ people there are very wealthy as well. We could find that the gap between the rich and poor is very wide. It doesn’t make any sense as this situation should not last long‚ otherwise there will arise many problem such as discrimination and dispute. In the whole world‚ many country did a very good balance between every
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Running Head: SNAP SNAP: A Change in Administration of Benefits Ronalda Surin Social Work 204 Snap: A Change in Administration of Benefits The Issue The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)‚ a revision of the food stamp program initially established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964‚ supplements the nutritional needs of people whose income falls below a specified level (Dubois). The purpose of this program is to end hunger and improve nutrition in the United States. It is available
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Hunger is one of the biggest problems in our world today. It most often stems from the failure of crops due to severe drought. The picture being discussed is called "Starving Child and Vulture." It was taken in 1993 by Kevin Carter while he was photographing the famine in Sudan. It shows a very emaciated young girl as she rests on her way to get food. There is a vulture in the background watching her; waiting for her to die. This eye-opening picture brings awareness to the‚ often overlooked‚ issue
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The Honorable Ruben Hinojosa Washington‚ DC Office 2262 Rayburn HOB Washington‚ DC 20515 Dear Representative Hinojosa: I am writing this letter to you as a World Hunger Activist who is against the ethanol production that will contribute to global hunger. We can all agree that the increase of oil prices started a rising demand for food-based fuels. Many say this action can have the "potential to wean developed nations off of their oil addictions." However‚ as Lester Brown writes‚ the increasing
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Effect of Nutrition on Academic Performance RGS6035.E2 - Chapter 1 Kurt Cornett Amberton University Effect of Nutrition on Academic Performance Every year millions of tax dollars are spent on school nutrition programs all over the United States. Legislators across the nation lobby for coordinated school health programs and place increasing emphasis on student nutrition. Television commercials remind kids to eat a balanced diet and food products aimed
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