Susannah Steele

Spreading the word about hunger in urban America

[No Kid Hungry @nokidhungry]

This is a quote from a real child. In the United States of America.
And it’s the reason #NoKidHungry is a mission, not a mantra.

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

Here is a link to the PSA I created: https://t.co/nzklHn8kaD #endurbanhunger #EHSpassionproject

[No Kid Hungry @nokidhungry]

You need to hear why.

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

One way to get involved in ending U.S. urban hunger is to bring canned food to a local food shelf! #endurbanhunger #EHSpassionproject

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

Did you know that households in the U.S. with children have a significantly larger rate of food insecurity than those without children?

[No Kid Hungry @nokidhungry]

Text FOOD to 877-877 to find #summermeals sites close to you - then share w' your friends & neighbors! #NoKidHungry

[Passion Project @childhunger_mn]

One government program supporting child hunger is the school lunch program which provides 21.7 million low income kids get food each day!

[Feeding America @FeedingAmerica]

Roberta and her granddaughters pack boxes at their local food pantry to help the people facing hunger in their community. Watch their story.

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

Feeding America wrote an interesting article about the effects food insecurity has on children:
https://t.co/lWuVY7QnAK …
#endurbanhunger

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

Minnesota is the seventh worst state in the nation lacking grocery options close to residents' homes, according to the Star Tribune.

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

About 80.7% of the U.S. population live in cities, and the population has been drastically increasing (Lambert, 3/26/2012). #urbanhunger

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

Did you know that more than 50,000 Americans live in food deserts? (Gallagher, 2006). #urbanhunger #EHSpassionproject

[No Kid Hungry @nokidhungry]

#NoKidHungry #quotes #inspiration #hunger

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

Around 13.1 million kids in the US under the age of 18 live in homes where they cannot access healthy food. ("Child Hunger Facts," n.d.).

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

Did you know that in 2010 about 7.8 million people were receiving SNAP/Food stamps in 22 urban areas? (“SNAP Access in Urban America," 2011)

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

Check out this awesome article on Hunger in different areas: https://t.co/MnbBK28WIC #passionproject #urbanhunger

[Susannah Steele @USUrbanHunger]

I'm using this account for my passion project. #EHSpassionproject #urbanhunger