Joel Berg: Leading Advocate for Ending Hunger in America

Joel Berg, CEO of the organization Hunger Free America, is “a nationally recognized leader and media spokesman in the fields of domestic hunger, food security, obesity, poverty, food-related economic development, national service, and volunteerism.” Berg is author of the books All You Can Eat: How Hungry Is America? and America We Need to Talk: A Self Help Book for the Nation.
 
Quote: “There are a few basic things you need to know about hunger in America. It’s vast, it’s morally reprehensible, and it’s a drain on our entire economy. We know exactly how to solve it, but we’re doing precisely the opposite. Even though the U.S. is the wealthiest and most agriculturally abundant country in world history, one in six Americans and one in five U.S. children live in food-insecure homes, unable to afford enough food.”
 
Sources: Wikipedia, YouTube
 
Learn more about the organization Hunger Free America. >>
 
Watch an impassioned 2015 Ted Talk by Joel Berg (when Hunger Free America was the New York City Coalition Against Hunger) [12:52]. >>
 
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