Hunger 101

On Friday, I presented a Hunger 101 program for the volunteers at the Windsor Food Bank.  It was interesting doing this interactive program with a group of people who already know a lot about why people are hungry, but from their comments, I guess they still learned some new things.  When asked in the evaluation forms, "What was the most important thing you learned from Hunger 101?" here were some of the answers:

• It's tough feeding a family when you are poor.
• People living above the poverty level need help.
• How many people need assistance.
• The challenges faced in obtaining help when your family needs food
• I was aware of the complexity of getting on state programs, but it was interesting to see this in action.
• Help is difficult to get.
• How frustrating it must be to try to get assistance.
• Myth about illegal aliens receiving help.  (Undocumented immigrants CANNOT receive SNAP benefits and even most legal immigrants cannot.  I saw the surprise on people's faces when I told them this.)
• To be more aware of other's situations, even if it's not obvious.

If you are interested in a Hunger 101 presentation for your church or synagogue, employee group, or other organization, please get in touch with us.