I am very fortunate that, in my local region, the biggest problem with food security is not currently crop production. I live in a state that is rich with farming opportunities and healthy crops. I am lucky enough to get my fresh, organic produce delivered weekly from sustainable
Full Circle Farm, less than an hour away from my home in Renton.
However, people who aren't in my tax bracket aren't so fortunate, even if they live in my neighbourhood. There are those who cannot afford access to the healthiest food. Many single mothers who cannot find work in this local economy aren't able to feed their children the kinds of foods that keep them alert in class. There are also transient families who have recently immigrated to our area who do not yet know the language and the customs, and have difficulty finding work to pay for food.
My
local branch of the Salvation Army combats this problem less than five miles away from my house, where they allow such people to have food delivered or pick up food from the food bank. They even provide nutritious food directly to hungry students in the Renton school district who arrive to school without food and without money to purchase lunch in the cafeteria.
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