Did you know…

The food most accessible to low-income families is junk food, full of calories and devoid of nutrition. A child from a food insecure family might eat fast food one night and nothing the next. Breakfast is a bag of chips – and that’s it for the day. Junk food quiets the stomach rumbling, but it leads to lifelong health problems.

The coexistence of hunger and obesity is threatening the health of our children and costing our state billions in health and education.