October 16th is World Food Day and the GROW project is taking this opportunity to increase awareness.
Did you know...
- In Philadelphia, 16.5% of all households with children are at risk for food insecurity? That’s almost 63,000 households.
- 1 in 5 of all developing children between the ages of 0-2 yrs old in Philadelphia are at risk for hunger? Hunger during the critical period of rapid growth (0-3 Years) has consequences such as negative impact on a child’s development.
- Philadelphia has one of the highest child poverty rates in the US? Approximately 1 child out of 3 lives at or below the federal poverty line.
To help spread the word, please download and distribute our handout (PDF, 93 Kb).
Visit http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/ for information about events in your area related to World Food Day.
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