Sometimes Al Lubrano's articles on hunger are printed so close together - we forget to share them here with you. Thankfully, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger keeps track of all the articles on hunger and posts them on their website. Click here to read the stories of children in the area who are noticing their parents' sacrifices.
In addition to personal stories of hungry families, Al explores how these families' budgets compare to others around the country and around the world. Ironically, families who are food insecure are spending a HIGHER percentage of their income than most people on food.
Many anti-hunger organizations promote the concept of a food stamp challenge. Perhaps another approach towards better understanding the realities of a low-income budget would involve doubling or even tripling our monthly food budget - setting that extra money aside - and then seeing what other things we would have to go without if we were actually required to spend all of that money on food.
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