11,250. There’s no nice way to look at it. 11,250 kids struggle to get enough food to eat each and every day in Fayette County, Kentucky (God’s Pantry, 2016). The parents of 11,250 young boys and girls are scrambling fruitlessly to find a way to bring food to the table. With few options for relief, it’s no wonder why so many kids go without nutritious meals for prolonged periods of time, whether it is for one year or for their entire childhoods. Hunger in Fayette County has become painfully obvious in schoolyards across the area and has reached a tipping point; if something is not done soon, the impacts made will be irreparable. Childhood hunger is a problem facing Fayette County, Kentucky that can be and needs to be solved because the health
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Teaching students how to do math or how to construct a coherent paragraph is a frivolous exercise if they are not able to focus on anything but the rumbling of their stomachs. Almost every instructor would agree that school is about more than just teaching subjects to kids; school is about preparing students for a future of success. If food insecurity is a leading cause in students doing poor in class, whether due to teasing-induced withdraw, low self-esteem, or the actual distraction of hunger, schools need to take every step possible to eliminate the problem. Luckily, the solution, providing breakfast for all students, is much more feasible than would initially be assumed. By funneling food that would normally go to the landfill into the classroom, Fayette County will see a dramatic reduction in childhood hunger as well as a dramatic increase on student performance. With better educational outcomes, students who would have been left to a substandard quality of life now have the chance to break the strong confines of cyclical poverty. If, as so many in the media have said before, the children are our future, the prospects of Fayette County will be rather destitute if something is not done
Teaching students how to do math or how to construct a coherent paragraph is a frivolous exercise if they are not able to focus on anything but the rumbling of their stomachs. Almost every instructor would agree that school is about more than just teaching subjects to kids; school is about preparing students for a future of success. If food insecurity is a leading cause in students doing poor in class, whether due to teasing-induced withdraw, low self-esteem, or the actual distraction of hunger, schools need to take every step possible to eliminate the problem. Luckily, the solution, providing breakfast for all students, is much more feasible than would initially be assumed. By funneling food that would normally go to the landfill into the classroom, Fayette County will see a dramatic reduction in childhood hunger as well as a dramatic increase on student performance. With better educational outcomes, students who would have been left to a substandard quality of life now have the chance to break the strong confines of cyclical poverty. If, as so many in the media have said before, the children are our future, the prospects of Fayette County will be rather destitute if something is not done