In our country, hunger is hard to see. Fortunately, we don’t see Americans with distended bellies and swollen limbs on the evening news.
But even though few Americans are starving, one in six of them must often skip meals—or they don’t know where their next meal will come from.
Teachers tell stories of children taking ketchup packets from school—to make soup for supper. Employers notice increases in absenteeism and errors, and declines in productivity. Hungry Americans themselves may not look different, but they often feel stomach pain and light-headedness—sometimes at dangerous moments.
And one thing hungry Americans almost always feel is shame. Here are some of their stories:
The artist
The grandmother and volunteer
The volunteer and transplant recipient
The health seeker
