Annotated Bibliography

Berg, Joel. Feeding Opportunity: Ending Child Hunger Furthers the Goal of Cutting U.S. Poverty in Half over the Next Decade. Center for American Progress, 2010. Web. 21 Oct. 2012.

This source is credible because it is apart of a well-known organization that has submitted many ideas that will keep America running on freedom.  The information provided by this source is also directly from the proposal of Obama himself.  Information listed by this source is also submitted by other credible sources.

Births and Fatalities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2012.

This source is credible due to it being a government website that houses the essential information of the United States. The information on this website is constantly being updated and reviewed by government agencies.  The information is accurate due to system being structured in a highly secured fashion.

Brown, Kimberly. Shocking Need: American Kids Go Hungry. ABC News, 2011. Web. 4 Nov. 2012.

This source is credible because it is a known anchor worldwide. This source also obtains this information directly from the situation at hand.  Typically, news of this stature are forced to be reliable or their reputation is damaged.

Child Hunger Facts. Feeding America, 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.

This source is credible because Feeding America is a BBB accredited charity that has a 96% commitment rating that was listed on Forbes Top 200 Charities.  The information listed on this website is information that they have calculated themselves from statistics obtained from the government as well as the statistics that they, as a charity, have endured throughout the years.

New Report Focuses on Economic Toll of Child Hunger: Findings Highlight Long Term Physical and Cognitive Consequences. Food Lifeline, 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2012.

This source is credible due to it being a copyrighted organization that is known for helping children in Western Washington. It receives its statistics from the calculations of the government and also follows up with other organizations that are also credible as well.  Sources of medical stature are also listed as a source on this site.

Flores, Whidden. End Restaurant Waste: Send Leftovers to Food Banks. ForceChange, 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2012.

This source is credible because ForceChange is a well-known organization that fights for certain rights and changes in the government. They are currently holding a petition to force restaurants into donating unwanted food to food banks instead of disposing of it.  Their statistics are also acquired from the calculations submitted by the government. 

Gardens And Markets of Hope

There are many solutions to ending childhood hunger, but sometimes we just fail to see them. Fortunately, people are starting to use their brains and hearts to try to put an end to the overall ordeal of this food insecurity.  In the video below (click link), you will see a community market where people come to receive food such as carrots, corn, and onion. This food is salvaged from farmers and restaurants that no longer want/need the food for their purposes. You will also see how one lady utilizes the crops that she obtains from the market (as well as the crops that she grows herself) to feed her children.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/hunger-america-quarter-us-households-food-insecure-14370390

After watching this video, I realized that even though there might be alot of Americans going through the struggle of feeding their family, there is always the solution of growing their own crops.  Most people do not realize how a garden, particularly one of personal use, can stretch a long way.  It could provide an abundance of food, as well as provide health and nutrition for children of all ages.

One factor that I did not realize until watching this video was how obesity and poverty fall hand in hand.  It amazes me how their related to each other because who would have thought that people suffering from poverty would become obese! But after hearing the reasoning of how food that isn't as healthy for you is extremely cheap while the healthier, more nutritious food is more on the expensive side, it is all starting to make sense; which opens up more doors to many more solutions such as instead of the government giving out billions of dollars worth of food stamps, why not just take some of that money and open up markets and community gardens where people will have the option to choose healthier food.  It might sound like a little bit of a stretch, but once you speculate on the fact of the matter it makes alot more sense.  For instance, if the government decided to open up food markets and community gardens, that would allow for a economic boost because the markets and gardens would need to be maintained (leading to alot more jobs), the obesity factor would be cut out (causing less money to be spent for healthcare), and more children will have a stronger, nutritious foundation (allowing for the future leaders of our country to house imagination and ingenuity).  I honestly believe that this plan could work but, it is up to us as a country to make our voices be heard because without our voices, our children will continue to starve.