Author Archives: pearcebernstone

Many people may not even realize this, but with schools closed for summer vacation, childhood hunger will only increase. For many low income families, schools provide their children with free, nutritious meals for breakfast and lunch so that these kids will not starve throughout the day. 22 million kids across the country rely on schoolContinue reading “Food Insecurity During the Summer”

Many people may not even realize this, but Russia and Ukraine both play a major role in global food markets. Both countries are exporters of several of the world’s most important crops: wheat, maize, and barley. Both countries also happen to be huge exporters of sunflower oil, one of the world’s dominant vegetable oils. SomeContinue reading “War in Ukraine’s Effect on Food Insecurity”

Throughout history, we have seen plenty of times where food insecurity has left major impacts on our society. It is not just a current issue, it has been a reoccurring issue dating all the way back to when we first started. To make sure that this does not go on forever, I will start thisContinue reading “Food Insecurity Over Time”

Oftentimes people criticize the poor for not improving their economic status. People say that they are lazy, they don’t work hard enough, and that they don’t take advantage of opportunities to improve their lives. However, the people that say this are not looking deep into the root of the problem. People living in poverty areContinue reading “Why People Can’t Escape Poverty”

Recently I officially launched the no1hungry fundraiser for Project Oatmeal. Our goal is to raise more than the previous no1hungry fundraiser, which ended up being just over $3,000 dollars donated to the Shelter Rock Church Food Pantry. In order to raise money I will be passing along the GoFundMe link to various friends, students, andContinue reading “Project Oatmeal Fundraiser ~ no1hungry”

Recently in psychology class we learned about something called “the bystander effect.” Essentially, the bystander effect is the tendency for people to watch something bad happen, the people (bystanders) have the idea that someone else will help and someone else will be the one to step up and do the right thing, but everybody isContinue reading “Bystander Effect in Food Insecurity”

Recently I was speaking to a close family friend and he mentioned that he and his brother run a foundation called “Project Oatmeal”. He went on to explain what exactly “Project Oatmeal” is and I was very interested. Apparently, oatmeal is almost always at the top of the list for the most needed food itemsContinue reading “Project Oatmeal”

Typically at a food pantry, one would think that the most wanted item is food. Yes, this normally is the case, but there are also so many other things that pantries, and the people that use them, need. Here is a list of the top ten most needed things at food pantries and food banksContinue reading “Most Wanted Items At The Pantries”