A Place at the Table: The Crisis of 49 Million Hungry Americans and How to Solve It.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pringle, Peter, 1940 June-

Contributor:

GIC Course Text Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Area Studies: American Studies.

Local Subjects:

Area Studies: American Studies.

Summary:

The documentary "Finding North" examines hunger in America through the lens of three people for who are struggling with food insecurity, putting a face on a growing crisis. This tie-in anthology develops the film's themes through essays from food and hunger activists and reformers.

Contents:

Part I On the Front Lines of Hunger

1 Witnesses to Hunger / Dr. Mariana Chilton Chilton, Mariana, Dr. 23

ANOTHER TAKE: Angel's Story Food Research and Action Center 33

2 Local Leaders: Colorado / Bob Wilson Wilson, Bob, Leslie Nichols Nichols, Leslie 37

ANOTHER TAKE: Family Breakfast-At School Food Research and Action Center 41

3 The Grocery Gap: Finding Healthy Food in America / Allison Karpyn Karpyn, Allison, Sarah Treuhaft Treuhaft, Sarah 45

4 A Top Chef Goes to Washington / Tom Colicchio Colicchio, Tom 59

5 Money Where Our Mouths Are / Ken Cook Cook, Ken 65

6 Food Stamps: Once We Had It Right / Gus Schumacher Schumacher, Gus, Michel Nischan Nischan, Michel, Daniel Bowman Simon Simon, Daniel Bowman 79

ANOTHER TAKE: Seeds of Plenty-From Food Stamps / Daniel Bowman Simon Simon, Daniel Bowman 93

7 Today's "Eat More" Environment: The Role of the Food Industry / Marion Nestle Nestle, Marion 95

8 The New Hidden Persuaders: The Digital World of Food Marketing to Children and Teens / Jennifer L. Harris Harris, Jennifer L. 107

9 The ABCs of School Lunch / Janet Poppendieck Poppendieck, Janet 123

Part II Feeding the Hungry

10 Feeding America in Times of Change / Matt Knott Knott, Matt 137

11 Faith and Food / David Beckmann Beckmann, David, Sarah Newman Newman, Sarah 143

12 The Oregon Food Bank / Sharon Thornberry Thornberry, Sharon 153

13 Hunger in New York City: What Local Government Can Do / Josh Getlin Getlin, Josh, Scott M. Stringer Stringer, Scott M. 159

14 Getting Off the Anti-Hunger Treadmill / Andy Fisher Fisher, Andy 175

Part III Beyond Feeding the Hungry

15 Childhood Hunger: A Battle That Can Be Won / Bill Shore Shore, Bill 189

16 Beyond the Charity Myth / Joel Berg Berg, Joel 199

ANOTHER TAKE: Federal Programs Can Do More: Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) 216

17 The One-Word Strategy for Ending Hunger: MERGERS / Robert Egger Egger, Robert 221

Part IV What You Can Do About It

18 The Accidental Activist / Kelly Meyer Meyer, Kelly 229

19 Seven Steps to Ending Child Hunger by 2015: Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) 233

20 Directory of NGOs 243.

ISBN:

9781610391818