About Hunger

About Hunger

Food Banks help so many who are out of other options.  Please click here stories of those helped on our YouTube channel. For people living in poverty, empty cupboards and bare refrigerators are a part of everyday life. This chronic lack of food, combined with a lack of nutrition education and the stress of living in poverty, has kept many of our neighbors in poor health. In northern Nevada, 66% of households that received food assistance have gone entire days without eating because there was not enough money to buy food.
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Hunger 101

Nutritious food is critical. Yet for those who are the working poor, a lack of food can be an everyday occurrence. Here in Nevada, many of our neighbors are in poor health because of skipped meals or living on cheaper food. In our region, 66% of households that received food assistance have gone entire days without eating because there was not enough money to buy food. We believe that knowledge of the situation can bring a stop to this cycle of food insecurity.Learn More

Food Insecurity

Food security refers to the availability of food and one's access to it. In our country, 1 in 6 americans struggle with hunger. This image by artist Candy Change illustrates what inseurity feels like for those who live it daily.

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Child Hunger

The problem of childhood hunger is not simply a moral issue. Child hunger hampers a young person's ability to learn and becomes more likely to suffer from poverty as an adult. Scientific evidence suggests that hungry children are less likely to become productive citizens. Recent studies reveal that 18.5 percent of Nevada children are food insecure. In addition, 17.8 percent of the children 5 years or younger are food insecure. 

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