Child and Adult Care Food Program

alone over 36% of adults and 17% of children and adolescents are obese (Ogden, Carroll, Fryar, & Flegal, 2015). Since the number of overweight and obese persons in the United States has drastically risen since the 1980’s studies and research have been conducted to determine things such as causes of obesity, health effects, treatments,…

Americans are starting to think of the faults in our country. They ask the candidates questions about gun control, gay rights, and border control. As a minor, I am not allowed to vote, which is understandable in all aspects but one. Our government asks adults who have been out of the school system for five, ten, up to 50 years, to decide the nation 's school standards and education budget. This, as something that doesn’t directly affect the voter, often gets put on the backburner of everyone’s…

correctional systems there is one thing that is missing: children. While there has always been a place for adults who commit crimes to go, those under eighteen did not and are seriously overlooked in criminal history. Before the 1800s the United States only had one criminal correctional system, and that was adult prisons. It was not until 1824 when the House of Refuge formed did youths become separated from adults in prisons. While youths now were not confined in prisons with…

interesting. It addressed a wide range of topics and concerns of mothers in America. Some of the topics and concerns that the documentary addressed was the possibility of being denied a job because the women is a mom, the amount of television and the programs that children watch, or the pay inequality that single mothers face. I never realized that women were paid less than men until I look Principals of Sociology in the fall semester. The documentary addresses other inequalities that women…

beliefs and skin color. However, this can be overcome by fighting against the systematic oppression our governments forces upon us. We can do this by protesting to raise awareness for this social problem. We can also provide services for youth and adults to gain them access to training and employment opportunities. Which will lead to economic success in the impoverished communities. Creating more jobs will employ millions and improve the economy. In Borgen Magazine’s article “10 Solutions to…

Children having to rely on themselves for their own food, as well as relying on very little money, resulted in great cases of malnutrition or even starvation among many young individuals. In many of the cases researched, children were left at a higher risk for greater diseases (Baronowski 867). Not having…

dollars, an indicator of extreme poverty” (IPS pg. 1). With such little money given to the Zimbabweans, many need food assistance. “In September this year, the World Food Program (WFP) said that 2.2 million Zimbabweans will require food assistance this year” (IPS pg. 2). If the program runs out of food, then the people of Zimbabwe will have to figure out their own way of receiving food. Another disheartening event that goes hand in hand with poverty is the amount of children that drop out of…

incidents of human trafficking were classified as sex trafficking(82%) , eleven percent of incidents were classified as labor trafficking, and seven percent was unknown trafficking. Reports of child trafficking was also reported in this study, about 1,000 incidents involved sexual exploitation of a child(Banks & Kyckelhahn,2011). Informing people of the community about reports like HTRS, keeps them aware of the severity human…

Orange County its thirteen dollars roughly. While reviewing these results I noticed that breakfast was cheaper than the lunch programs. The average breakfast costs roughly two-four more dollars cheaper per…

When I was young, I was always thinking what I wanted to be as an adult? What were my aspirations and dreams? My parents, my family and most of my friends give me hopes that one day they will all come true. So, what were all the questions that you had when you were younger? What is out there in the big world? When will I have any freedom? What do people see at me? How am I and what can I give to society? What places will I go in life? But wait, what if we don 't have any of these options? These…