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September 2, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

September is Hunger Action Month

September 2, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

September is Hunger Action Month.  Since 2008, the number of families facing Food Insecurity has risen dramatically.  Last night on NPR they stated that 54 million families and 17 million children in the United States don’t know where their next meal may be coming from.  And yesterday morning in church they announced that the North Texas Food Bank was closing for a month because they ran out of food.  They just couldn’t keep up with the decreasing amounts of donations and the increasing amounts of families asking for help.  You can find out more about Hunger Action Month at Feeding America.  For more information you can also visit No Kid Hungry.

Also, be sure to read our ongoing series on poverty in the lives of teens.

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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).

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