Wear Orange For "No Kid Hungry" Program
We are encouraging all parents, students, teachers and community members to wear orange on Friday, September 7th to support the "No kid hungry" program sponsored by the Hemingford foods and nutrition class and Hemingford FCCLA. This is a national FCCLA service project.
Did you know that...
More than 16 million kids in America struggle with hunger. (Source: USDA Household Food Security in the United States). That’s one in five kids or over 21% of all kids.
10.6 million kids who are eligible for free or reduced-price school breakfast do not get it. (Source: Food Research and Action Center, School Breakfast Scorecard)
15.5 million children in America live in poverty. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports).
Children who struggle with hunger are sick more often, recover more slowly, and are more likely to be hospitalized.
They are more likely to experience headaches, stomachaches, colds, ear infections and fatigue.
Children who face hunger are more susceptible to obesity and its harmful health consequences as children and as adults.
Undernourished children 0-3 years of age cannot learn as much, as fast or as well.
Lack of enough nutritious food impairs a child’s ability to concentrate and perform well in school.
Children who regularly do not get enough nutritious food to eat have significantly higher levels of behavioral, emotional and academic problems and be more aggressive and anxious.
Teens who regularly do not get enough to eat are more likely to be suspended from school and have difficulty getting along with other kids.
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16.2 million children lack the means to get enough nutritious food on a regular basis. They live in food- insecure households and as a result, they struggle with hunger at some time during the year.
So, help raise awareness for "no kid hungry"! And when someone asks you why you are wearing orange, tell them one of these facts!