hunger

Children who experience hunger may lag developmentally behind their peers starting as early as kindergarten. That's according to a new study published in…

Most of us here in Michigan started our week digging out from the first widespread snowstorm of the season. And many kids across the state enjoyed their…

The National School Lunch Program helps keep low-income kids from going hungry while they're in school. Over 21 million K-12 students in the U.S. received…

Child hunger is a problem that is widespread across the country. About 1 in 5 kids in the U.S. live in "food insecure" households, according to the U.S.…

School is back in session.That means millions of kids nationwide – about 500,000 in Michigan – who rely on free and reduced-priced school meals are once…

Hi, State of Opportunity fans. This is going to be a pretty quick blog post, since I just want to revisit something I talked about a while back.It's that…

How close do you live to the nearest grocery store? I live within ten minutes of at least three chain grocery stores: Kroger, Meijer and Walmart. But…

Regular State of Opportunity readers and listeners can probably rattle off a list of different barriers low-income, first-generation, and/or homeless…

Turkey. Mashed Potatoes. Stuffing. Pie. It's just about all I can think about right now. Thanksgiving is a special day, but the truth is, I'm extremely…

"There are good days and bad days." That's how 12-year old Tyler Smith describes his life in Iowa, where he says he and his sister often go hungry because…