​For the first time in the history of the United States, “a majority of public school students – 51 percent – live below the poverty line,” according to Billy Shore, founder and chief executive officer of Share Our Strength.  There is mounting evidence that children growing up poor have brains that are less equipped to learn.  In a recent article in BloombergBusiness by John Tozzi titled “Brain Scans Reveal How Poverty Hurts Children’s Braind,” magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans found that children from poor households had smaller amounts of gray matter in areas of the brain responsible for functions needed for learning. Hunger is a major contributor to poor children lagging in academic performance.  CLICK HERE to read the BloombergBusiness article.

Baptist News Global offers another article on hunger and how we can help solve this critical problem.  Written by Ken Camp,“Moving Beyond Hope To Confidence In Fight Against Hunger,”  this article addresses the issue of hunger and offers help so that our children do not go hungry.  CLICK HERE to read the entire article.