The hidden hungry
Traditionally, the hunger fight focuses on children in developing countries or economically destitute people living in developed nations. While those groups need attention, another vulnerable group is experiencing food insecurity at an alarming rate, even as they live in the world’s richest countries: seniors.
Those on the front lines of the fight against senior hunger point to poverty, lack of mobility and prohibitive medical costs as the chief reasons for the growing senior hunger problem. Meanwhile, seniors who depend on retirement funds for living expenses have been hard-hit by the recent recession. But perhaps the biggest issue facing hungry seniors is a lack of awareness that there’s a problem.
Download or read the rest of the story in the February 2012 Kiwanis magazine. There, you'll also find stories about the ultra-sensory experience awaiting Kiwanians at the 2012 conveniton in New Orleans, as well as a look at community gardening Kiwanis-style.