Food Banks And Anti-Hunger Programs

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This is another great source because other than the facts and statistics it gives, it also lists a plethora of organizations that are striving and putting in effort to combat world hunger and poverty. These groups consist of food banks and anti-hunger programs. A couples of these organizations are: Children’s Hunger Alliance, Oxfam America, The Hunger Project, Bread for the World, The Alliance to End Hunger, and so many more. Along with listing each organization, this source gives insight to what the morals, motives, principles, and goals for each group are. It goes into depth about what can be done in order to reduce or get close to eliminating poverty.

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