Thanks to Operation Food Search for making an effort to reach hungry kids. Each of us can help by contacting our representatives in Congress and asking them to deal with the underlying causes of hunger in America. Why are 21 percent of America’s children living in poverty? What can be done?
Plenty. Increasing the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, increasing affordable housing and funding for programs like the Housing Choice Vouchers program (section 8). The more our representatives and senators hear from us, the more likely they will take action. After all, they work for us. So keep making those calls and writing those letters until summer hunger programs are a thing of the past.
Willie Dickerson
Snohomish, WA
