6: HUNGER in America: “Do I Feed My Family or Pay Rent this Month?”

Forty million people in America are food insecure, including 2.4 million in New York, yet how many know that there are children who go to school simply to take advantage of free or reduced meals at school to supplement meals they may not get at home. This heartfelt episode of CONVERSATIONS with Randi Shubin Dresner addresses some of the root causes of hunger which is prevalent in almost every community across our country. Children without access to consistent, nutritious meals suffer. Their focus isn’t always on learning but worrying about their next meal. Randi’s work as the CEO of a leading food bank on Long Island gives her an advantage to talk from experience about hunger and how it is avoidable and solvable.