Ending Hunger in America, 2014 Hunger Report Full Report | Page 22
Joe Molieri/Bread for the World
Stanley Glenn, a single
father raising a daughter
in Philadelphia, has been
using SNAP/food stamps
since he became disabled
in 2006 and could no
longer work.
12?Introduction
Some people are more vulnerable to hunger than others. One in three families with an
adult who is unable to work because of a disability worries about running out of food each
month.2 Stanley Glenn, for example, is a 53-year-old single father raising his 14-year-old
daughter in Philadelphia. Stanley suffered a stroke and has not been able to work for 7 years.
He and his daughter get by on Social Security disability benefits and SNAP/food stamps.
Before the stroke, he worked multiple jobs to make ends meet. It took
a toll on his health; after the stroke, he also learned that he is diabetic
and has a heart condition. “I just pushed myself too hard,” Stanley
says. “It’s not like I don’t want to work, I would love to go back to
work, but every time I try to go back my body says no.”
In the United States, one of the most significant risk factors for
hunger is being a child; children experience the highest hunger rates
of any age group.3 In our most recent
Hunger Reports, Bread for the World
“I would love to go
Institute has drawn attention to the
lifelong effects of hunger on young chilback to work, but
dren, particularly during the 1,000-day
every time I try to
window between pregnancy [?Y?H ??????X??^H?? B??]? ?\?X\?? ??Y\?[??? ??\? ?^\????'B?X?H]?Y[??H ] \?\? H \?[?[???%?[?^H?[??? [X[?]?[?Y[? ?[? [??\?\H[??[XY?[??[\X? ?H ?\?????[?YH ??H ?\?[?\???Y?\?Y?H ??]XZ?[?? ?\?H????] ?][?\?]?Z[X?H ?[?\?[??[8?%[? ]?Z]\???\? [??B? \?[?? \? \?[?8?%\?[\\?]]?K??Y??X?[?[Y\?X?[??[?\?[?X??^ \?Y[??HY?\? ?]\??? [??\? [? ?]\??] \?H\?HX[?H[?H ?]\? ??\?H [??K???YH?Y?\?HK?????Y[?^ \?Y[??HY?\? ?]\?? [??\? [?Y[??\?X?X[ H[[?? ?[?[??[? [?H ?]\?X?[]Y\?^ \?Y[??B? [??\?] ?? ? ?YH [Y\? H ?]H? [?H ?]?]\?X?[]Y\?B?H ?Y??\?[?? ] [??\??]\?\?[?]?Y X[ ?\?H ?Y?Y K??]?\?H\?H???\]Y[??\??? H?][?\? ?[ ?[? ? LKH X[H?X???Z\? ????H??[?Z\?[?]?\??] H?[?[]Y H\?X?[?[?\?X???? ?? [??\? Z?[??[??X???[?] ?Y??X? ??X[ Y X?][?[?X???ZX? ?? X?]?] K?^H\?[X]Y H ?[??? ? B???[? ?H ] YX\? ??H M??H?[[???\?YX[?? ] ?H\?H[ ^Z[???? [??\???[Y\?X?[??\?H??[?Y??\?[? ? [?H ?Y??\?[?????H [??\??% [?H?[[???YB?]?[ ??]?H ??\?]Y\? ] ??YH?? H[??\?Y ?[?Y?Y[? ???Y] K?Y] H?[KB??X??]??L \??[??[K???[ ?[???[ ] ??YH ?[??Y??H ^H \???N ]?H[?H?\?Z? ]??X?Z]?\???? ?[\ ???T ?B???????XY?? H??[??] ]B??LH \??[??K???[Z[Y\?XYY?B?H \???Y?H
?H ?
?Y??[?^H[???]\?[Y[? ?]?[???X???[? ?[? ? L ????