Nearly one-third of children in Los Angeles don’t know where their next meal is coming from. This is according to the recent study “Map the Meal Gap: Child Food Insecurity 2011,” conducted by Feeding America with the support of the ConAgra Foods Foundation. In addition, the study revealed that child hunger is present in every county in the nation.
To address the problem of child hunger, which can have a devastating impact on a child’s growth and ability to perform in school, ConAgra Foods created the program “Child Hunger Ends Here” in 2010. The initiative strives to increase awareness about the widespread problem of child food insecurity, and to encourage people to take action in their communities.
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