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Since 1982, Hunger Week has been working to raise awareness about local,
domestic & global hunger, raise funds for hunger-related agencies and lead the
TCU community in taking action to make a difference. Now in our 25th year, &
as part of a year round campus commitment to fight hunger & homelessness, we’re
passionate about getting the horned frog community & the Fort Worth community
committed to making a difference!
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Starting in 2006, Hunger Week
broadened to a year round focus - aptly titled the Heal Hunger Campaign.
Each month Heal Hunger has a different focus on hunger relief, advocacy
and education, ranging from work with the One Campaign to raising funds for
Heifer International through the TCU Build an Ark Campaign; from our Hunger 101
workshops to the Oxfam Hunger banquet and beyond.
One Campaign
Bread for the World
Tarrant Area Food Bank
Doctors Without Borders
Heifer International
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Children
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In the US, 14 million children live in households where
people have to skip meals or eat less to make ends meet.
Across the globe, 153 million children under 5 in the
developing world are underweight. Worse yet, 11 million
children younger than 5 die every year, more than half
from hunger-related causes.
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Nationally
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3.9 percent of U.S. households experience hunger. Some
in these households frequently skip meals or eat too
little, sometimes going without food for a full
day. 10.7 million people, including 3 million children,
live in these homes.
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Globally
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More than 852 million people in the world go hungry. In
the developing world, more than 1.2 billion currently
live below the international poverty line, earning less
than $1 per day. Among them, many have problems
obtaining adequate, nutritious food for themselves &
their families.
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What We Can Do
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We have the means. The financial costs to end hunger are
small. The UN Development Program estimates that the
basic health & nutrition needs of the world's poorest
people could be met for an additional $13 billion a
year. Animal lovers in the United States & Europe spend
more than that on pet food each year.
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What makes the difference between millions of hungry
people & a world where all are fed?
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Only a change in priorities. Only the will to end
hunger.
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