Sentences with phrase «food insecure homes»

As young as preschool, children from food insecure homes have high rates of social and emotional problems such as aggression, anxiety, depression, and hyperactivity.

The impact of food insecurity is not limited to just physical health and poor school performance; children who live in food insecure homes are also more likely to have mental health challenges during adolescence and young adulthood.

17 % of American children live in food insecure homes.

But at the same time, Brian's sobering story makes clear that millions of American children live in food insecure homes, school meals are often their only dependable source of food, yet for a variety of reasons (parental neglect, stigma, etc.) they may not be getting all the food that's being made available to them at school.

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Currently the number is 14.9 % of homes in america that are considered «food insecure».

Backpack Program, which sends fresh produce, healthy snacks and nutritious foods home with food - insecure public schoolchildren (kids whose main meals are eaten only when they're at school).

In Ohio, where more than 1 in 5 children live in food - insecure homes, breakfast each day is not guaranteed.