A place at the table, the crisis of 49 million hungry Americans and how to solve it, edited by Peter Pringle
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A place at the table, the crisis of 49 million hungry Americans and how to solve it, edited by Peter Pringle
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A place at the table
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
777662615
Responsibility statement
edited by Peter Pringle
Series statement
Participant Media guide
Sub title
the crisis of 49 million hungry Americans and how to solve it
Summary
Looks at the under-reported problem of hunger facing nearly fifty million Americans, told through three intimate stories of real people in crisis
Table Of Contents
Foreword: The missing element / Jeff Bridges -- Introduction: The producers : a place at the table / Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush -- Hunger in America, 2013 / Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) -- part. I: On the front lines of hunger. Witnesses to hunger / Mariana Chilton -- Another take : Angel's story / Food Research and Action Center -- Local leaders : Colorado / Bob Wilson and Leslie Nichols -- Another take : family breakfast, at school / Food Research and Action Center -- The grocery gap : finding healthy food in America / Allison Karpyn and Sarah Treuhaft -- A top chef goes to Washington / Tom Colicchio -- Money where our mouths are / Ken Cook -- Food stamps : once we had it right / Gus Schumacher, Michel Nischan, and Daniel Bowman Simon -- Another take : seeds of plenty, from food stamps / Daniel Bowman Simon -- Today's "eat more" environment : the role of the food industry / Marion Nestle -- The new hidden persuaders : the digital world of food marketing to children and teens / Jennifer L. Harris -- The ABCs of school lunch / Janet Poppendieck -- part II: Feeding the hungry . Feeding America in times of change / Matt Knott -- Faith and food / David Beckmann and Sarah Newman -- The Oregon Food Bank / Sharon Thornberry -- Hunger in New York City : what local government can do / Josh Getlin and Scott M. Stringer -- Getting off the anti-hunger treadmill / Andy Fisher -- part III: Beyond feeding the hungry. Childhood hunger : a battle that can be won / Bill Shore -- Beyond the charity myth / Joel Berg -- Another take : federal programs can do more / Food Research and Action Center -- The one-word strategy for ending hunger : MERGERS / Robert Egger -- part IV: What you can do about it. The accidental activist / Kelly Meyer -- Seven steps to ending child hunger by 2015 / Food Research and Action Center -- Directory of NGOs