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Presentation transcript:

Are YOU Hungry?

Fact: There are 925 million hungry people in the world. That means…

Fact: 1 in 7 people will go to bed hungry today!

Fact: Hunger is the #1 health risk in the world. It kills more people than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined!

Fact: 2010 was a record year for hunger in the US! 14.6% of American households (approximately 49 million people, including children) struggle to put food on their tables.

Fact: What are some of the causes of hunger around the world and in the US ?

Poverty is the main cause of hunger…

as well as malfunctioning economic systems.

Conflicts often displace people and leave them impoverished.

Hunger ‘s own vicious cycle perpetuates the problem. Hunger Poor health, lack of ability to work, mental impairment Poverty

ANYONE can experience hunger! Fact:

US Hunger Fact: An estimated 3,000,000 rural households are food insecure.

US Hunger Fact: 6.2 million households in the suburbs were food insecure in 2010.

US Hunger Fact: In 2010, 7.9% of households with senior adults were food insecure.

Why should I care? See what Jesus says in Matthew 25:33-40…

“When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat…” “…When did we give you something to eat or drink?” “The king will say to them, Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.” (CEV)

Will you help the hungry?