Hunger Issue

Cody BauerSusan Cole

Andrew MassieCharlsie Welshan

Knoxville, TN

Richmond, VA

Brownsburg, IN

Comparing Technology

• Knoxville, TN– Access to:• basic communication• Radio• TV• Internet• laptops• ipads• ipods• modern software

• Richmond, VA– Access to:• basic communication• Radio• TV• Internet• laptops• ipads• ipods• modern software

• Brownsburg, IN– Access to:• basic communication• Radio• TV• Internet• laptops• ipads• ipods• modern software

The Issue of Hunger

• Knoxville, TN– Tennessee is around the national average for food

scarcity– KARM (Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries)• serves about 1,072 meals a day

– Second Harvest• 80,312 people are at risk of hunger in Knox County• 13.8% of population lives in poverty

• Richmond, VA– Virginia is below the national average for food

scarcity– 66% of the population in VA is in danger of hunger

• Brownsburg, IN– Indiana is around the national average for food

scarcity– Second Harvest• 72,000 people are hungry in East Indiana• 287,000 people in East Indiana live in poverty• 44% of children in East Indiana are malnourished

Solution to the problem

• educating people in how to grow their own food and what grows well in the area

• enabling people to be better equipped in employment pursuits

• coaching people in good money management practices