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National Resources
The Economic Cost of Domestic Hunger: Estimated Annual Burden to the United States
The report is the first analysis of the total cost burden of hunger in the United States---what it cost the American public to tolerate hunger and food insecurity in our nation. This link, The Economic Cost of Domestic Hunger, will direct you to the Sodexho Foundation website where the report can be downloaded.
Hunger in America Study
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) produced "Hunger in America 2006 ," a comprehensive profile of the incidence and nature of hunger and food insecurity in the U.S. This link, Hunger In America 2006, will direct you to the Feeding America website where the information regarding the National Hunger Study is available.
State of the States 2007 Report
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. The State of the States report provides basic data as a tool for helping governments at all levels and schools advocates, food banks, religious congregations, other service providers and non-profits measure how they are doing in the effort to get key public nutrition programs to more people in need and to provide more adequate benefits. The data describe the extent of hunger and food insecurity and the use of nutrition programs for the U.S. as a whole and for each of the 50 states. This link, State of the States 2007 Report: A Profile of Food & Nutrition Programs Across the Nation, will direct you to FRAC's website where the entire report is available to download.
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