This powerpoint discusses food insecurity in the United States during the holidays. It notes that while the holidays are typically a time of food and gifts for many, it is also a time of added stress for those worrying about their next meal. The document states that over 48 million Americans, including 32.8 million adults and 15.3 million children, live in food insecure households. It provides information on the effects of food insecurity, including that people with low incomes often have to choose between budgeting for groceries or eating out. Resources are given for organizations working to relieve food insecurity like Feeding America and the Redwood Empire Food Bank.

1. Food for the Holidays
An informational powerpoint/slideshow

2. The Holidays
¡ For most, the holidays are a time of cheer where
food and gifts are at every turn.

4. The Holidays
¡ For many however, the holidays are a time of
additional stress and worrying about where their
next meal might come from.

5. The Effects of Hunger are
Widespread
¡ The USDA defines food insecurity
as “limited or uncertain availability
of nutritionally adequate and safe
foods or limited or uncertain ability
to acquire acceptable foods in
socially acceptable ways”
¡ In the U.S. alone:
¡ 48.1 million Americans live in food
insecure households
¡ 32.8 million adults and 15.3 million
children
¡ One Sixth of Americans don’t
know where their next meal is
coming from and subsequently
often do not have enough to eat

6. Effects of Food Insecurity
• When people have a low
income, they have to
decide how to budget their
money.
• Often, it is easier to go to a
fast food restaurant than to
budget money to shop at a
grocery store.
• You may not be able to tell
who doesn’t have enough
food just by looking at them.

7. What does the average
hungry person look like?
¡ The majority of hungry households are white
¡ Households with children report higher levels of
food insecurity, especially households headed by
single parents

8. ¡ Working families: Over 60% of hungry households
with children have at least one parent in the
workforce (usually in a full time job).
¡ Suburban hunger is on the rise with more and
more traditionally well-off families facing hunger

9. But you can help!

10. Resources
¡ Feeding America:
¡ https://youtu.be/zx2o2huVm2o
¡ Redwood Empire Food Bank in
Sonoma County
¡ Attempting to end food insecurity
through hunger relief initiatives
¡ Every Child Every Day
¡ Senior Security
¡ Neighborhood Hunger Network
¡ Many local grocery stores hold
food drives during the holidays,
please donate food to the boxes
located outside the entrances.

11. References
¡ http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-
america/impact-of-hunger/hunger-and-poverty/
hunger-and-poverty-fact-sheet.html
¡ http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-
assistance/food-security-in-the-us/
measurement.aspx
¡ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/food-
shorts/ten-dollar-dinner/
¡ http://www.refb.org/html/hunger_initiative.html
¡ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/
hunger/