Food banks in trouble
November 30, 2007
Today’s New York Times tells us that food banks are having a hard time meeting the need for their services. Food donations are down, and the number of people needing emergency food is up. I have heard this story over and over in the years since I first started writing about hunger policy. As Janet Poppendieck explains in her timeless book, Sweet Charity, food banks and emergency food–helpful as they are–are bad public policy. The Times article is excellent evidence for the need for better anti-hunger policies in the United States. It’s too bad things have to get so bad before anyone notices.
[…] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt Today’s New York Times tells us that food banks are having a hard time meeting the need for their services. Food donations are down, and the number of people needing emergency food is up. I have heard this story over and over in the years since I first started writing about hunger policy. As Janet Poppendieck explains in her timeless book, Sweet Charity, food banks and emergency food–helpful as they are–are bad public policy. The Times article is excellent evidence for the need for better anti- […]
Pingback by michael_w » Food banks in trouble — November 30, 2007 @ 8:08 pm
This makes me want to give about a hundred cans of tuna to the nearest food bank.
Comment by Migraineur — December 2, 2007 @ 11:50 pm
Yeah for tuna, nay for corn.
Comment by Anna — December 3, 2007 @ 11:39 pm