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To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (2691)	12/4/2005 11:45:41 PM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78405

Give up ralph. You can't cope with entrenched ignorance like this.

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (2691)	12/5/2005 1:36:52 AM
From: Proud Deplorable	Respond to of 78405

Hunger in the United States Read the ELCA Hunger and Poverty Background Paper/Fact Sheet for current statistics on hunger in the U.S. 36.3 million people (including 13 million children) experience hunger or the risk of hunger This is roughly 12 percent of the 293 million people in the U.S. (July 2004 estimate - Source) 3.3 percent of U.S. households (9.6 million people, including 3 million children - based on a U.S. population of 293 million) experience hunger. Some families skip meals, eat too little, or go a whole day without food. 1 out of every 8 households in the United States has reduced the quality of their diet to utilize money elsewhere (rent, clothing, day care). 24.6 million people participate in the food stamp program (8.4 percent of U. S. population). In 2004, requests for emergency food assistance increased 13 percent. Of those requesting emergency food assistance, 56 percent were members of families with children, and 34 percent of adults requesting assistance were employed. 7.7 percent of U.S. households (26.6 million people, including 10.3 million children - based on a U.S. population of 293 million) are at risk of hunger. Hunger in the United States could be eliminated. Other countries with the same average per capita income have done so. Of 1,000 Americans surveyed, 42% said they donated money to non-profit groups serving the poor, and 33% gave time to help the poor. (Barna Research Group) You are one of the 42% when you give to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal. (Click here to make a donation). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunger in children In the U. S., 12 million children are hungry. In the developing world, 20 million low-birth weight babies are born each year. They are at risk for dying in infancy or suffering lifelong physical or cognitive disabilities. In developing countries, 1 in 10 children dies before his or her fifth birthday. By comparison, in the U.S., 1 child in 165 dies before turning 5 years old. 3/4 of all deaths caused by malnutrition are children under the age of 5. Each day in the developing world, 24,000 children die from hunger or preventable diseases such as diarrhea, acute respiratory infections or malaria. Malnutrition is associated with over half of those deaths. That is equal to nearly 17 children per minute. Hungry children are more likely to be ill and absent from school. Hungry children suffer from 2 to 4 times as many individual health problems, such as unwanted weight loss, fatigue, headaches, irritability, inability to concentrate and frequent colds, as low-income children whose families do not experience food shortages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources and links Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Health Organization Bread for the World The Hunger Site ELCA Advocacy UNICEF --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (2691)	12/5/2005 1:38:37 AM
From: Proud Deplorable	Respond to of 78405

"It is you, Ralph, live in the fantasy world of " millions of starving Americans" Your father (no offence)and other charites collecting food for those who are too fat, lazy, or stupid to pick up free food ." Nikole, that does it. I'm fed up with you.

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (2691)	12/5/2005 7:57:05 AM
From: loantech	Respond to of 78405

Nikole I am not sure if you have been out on the streets much? I donate to the Oregon Food bank on a regular basis. I also work serving meals on wheels on Wednesdays and am on my 2nd year. I have truly seen people that are hungry, maybe not literally starving to death, but hungry and lacking nutrition. You care to go on a food delivery run with me I can make the arrangements quite easily so you can see for yourself? Then you will be able to see some people that are infirmed and close to malnutrition. Off course I would say half the people on my route actually have it okay considering even those on my route are not at the bottom of the poverty level. Room for you to join and serve: loavesandfishesonline.org <<The noon meal supplies one-third to one-half of an older adult's daily nutrition requirements. Each menu includes salad, entree, starch, vegetable, bread, dessert, and beverage. The DASH Diet is also available for those who need diabetic, low sodium or low cholesterol meals. >>>> extension.oregonstate.edu wsws.org wsws.org But many in Oregon are not even statistics just workers in migrant agriculture camps. <Washington County, Oregon The agricultural industry attracts 8,000 migrant farmworkers to Washington County each year, in addition to seasonal and year-round farmworkers; the number of farmworkers with their dependents climbs to more than 18,000 in the peak season>> <The housing needs of the farmworkers in Washington County are indeed serious. A great number of farmworkers live in unsanitary, unsafe, and overcrowded conditions, whether in labor camps or in private units. However, the most visible problems occur in farm labor camps. Some of the most common code violations found in camps include lack of hot and cold water, lack of clean water, sewage disposal problems, unsafe or faulty electrical wiring, and severe overcrowding.>>> ruralhome.org