HUNGER: It's everyone's problem

Worldwide hunger is a continuous problem, that hasn’t seen improvements over the last few years. In Idaho alone, one in six people struggle with hunger. More and more, people are falling into circumstances that require them to reach out for help, because they can’t make ends meet. Food banks are one of the places many people go for food resources. However, there are very strict lines that you must fall under in order to receive assistance. It’s wrong for a single mother of two, to have to turn down a 50-cent raise at her minimum wage job, in order to continue receiving help from the food bank. The system is flawed on many levels.

Eating is a necessity of life. In order to improve this terrible hunger problem in the U.S., many things need to take place. For one, the minimum wage is not set high enough for a family to meet all their needs. Our country needs to look at what is it going to take, to build our economy and start pulling people out of poverty. The rich keep getting richer, but what is happening for the working class and the poor. Hunger is only one of the issues that people deal with daily. Having someone worry about where their next meal is coming from, in such a developed and thriving nation, is devastating.

KYLEE SOLBERG

Coeur d’Alene