The
chairpersons of the National Commission on Hunger updated Congress
this week on its efforts. They reported that 5.6%
of American households (6.9 million households) reported hunger in
2014. They defined hunger as the disruption of eating patterns and
reduced food intake for at least one household member because the
household lacked money or other resources for food. Hunger, they
found, has many causes: low household income, insufficient nutrition
assistance, underemployment and unemployment, single-parent families,
racism, and personal decisions. The chairpersons stressed that the
commission is still working on its recommendations, but they
contended that solutions must focus on root causes. Reforms, they
said, must speak to the following themes: work, nutrition and
well-being, experimentation, and executive leadership. Their
recommendations for SNAP will be designed to help benefit recipients
find work; improve work incentives; promote evaluation of states’
work assistance programs; and endorse evidence-based strategies to
encourage good nutrition, promote health, and help recipients make
positive choices for their families.
Source:
National Commission on Hunger, 11/18/15, Hunger
Testimony
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