“If we aren’t willing to confront that we have suffering right under our noses, we are doing a huge disservice to our fellow citizens,” Mélon said.
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Commentary: Fighting hunger
Chances are good that when you think about what hunger looks like, you think of someone standing on a street corner, looking for a handout. Odds are, you don’t conjure up an image of a single mom with two children, working full-time and living in the suburbs. Nor do you imagine an elderly man who […]
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Hunger pains
Yet, even with all those credentials and a productive work history, she has a hard time making ends meet. At 75, Graham works part-time at Gold’s Gym Express, but that income plus her Social Security check still isn’t enough to pay rent and put food on the table. It’s her reality, but she doesn’t complain. […]