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Poverty and Hunger

In a world of plenty, no one should worry about where their next meal comes from. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, more than 37 million Americans, including 11 million children, lived in food-insecure households. Worldwide, 736 million people live in extreme poverty. Here, you’ll learn how our partner schools and entrepreneurs are serving those in need while empowering underserved communities to find their own solutions and bootstrap their way out of poverty.

Alice Lloyd College Professor Leads Program to Help Food-Insecure Children in Knott County, Kentucky

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March 26, 2019

When Denise Jacobs learned that local school children were saving their lunch food for hungry siblings at home, she launched Power Up for Nutrition program.