Hungry In America

A Starving Nation 

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The homeless, the hungry, and the working poor

We have a growing crisis in America today, and it is our own countries blatant neglect of the homeless, the hungry, and the working poor.

NPR: Hunger in America

Some 38 million people in America are considered "food insecure" — they have trouble finding the money to keep food on the table. NPR profiles families who have faced hunger in three different settings: rural, suburban and urban America.

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national organization working to improve public policies in order to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research, policy, public education and advocacy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of hundreds of state and local organizations across the country.

U.S. Hunger Issues

Check our U.S. section for the facts you need about hunger and poverty in the United States, information on nutrition programs, and a list of national organizations fighting hunger. Read the latest background paper on faith and our national priorities: Budgeting for Justice.

Feeding America

Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors. (Formerly SecondHarvest.org)

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

This program (formerlay known as the Food Stamp Program, puts healthy food on the table for 26 million people each month. The Food Stamp Program helps low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health.

The Geography of American Poverty

Do a mouse rollover to see a state's poverty ranking.

Charity Evaluator

Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator, provides free financial evaluations of America's charities. We are the individual donor's first source for unbiased news and information on philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, wise giving, donating money, charitable donations, and charity ratings.