Impacts of Domestic Hunger and Poverty
Community Service Alternate Project
This assignment should be used by those who are unable to complete any of the required 10 hours of virtual service. (If you have completed some but not all of the required 10 hours of service, you should contact the instructor. Depending on the number of hours you completed, you will be assigned only some portions of this assignment.)
Objective
The purpose of this assignment is to replace the community service hours and the service-learning aspect of the course.While this is not the optimal situation and does not give you the hands-on experience that is so beneficial, it will give you an idea of domestic hunger, poverty and powerlessness both in this area and nationally. In addition, it ties in COVID-19 or other disaster-like situations that can exacerbate the incredibly fragile situation that many people are in. Survey estimates in 2019 found 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.While all of us have been personally affected by this situation, some are experiencing more hardships than others in terms of health, personal situations, and financial situations.
1. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON DOMESTIC HUNGER INCLUDING THE STATISTICS AND IMPACT USING THE WEBSITE BELOW, INCLUDING THE HISTORY, BACKGROUND, AND KEY STATISTICS. (250 TO 500 WORDS).
Domestic Hunger and Povertyhttps://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us.aspx2. Please provide information on hunger and poverty in California, specifically focusing on Santa Clara County and San Jose State University using the resources below. (250 to 500 words)http://www.cafoodbanks.org/hunger-factsheethttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/12/the-silicon-valley-paradox-one-in-four-people-are-at-risk-of-hungerhttps://www.shfb.org/impact/blog/college-hunger-sjsu/3. After reviewing the link below, please review the steps that were taken by different agencies with regards to the COVID-19 situation at a national and local level. (250 words)
Information about Disaster Responsibilities
https://www.nifi.org/en/groups/who-should-do-what-role-citizens-government-and-nongovernmental-organizations-disaster4.Please review what should happen after a disaster and reflect on what was done or what you should think should be done based on information provided in NuFS 139 or your own research with references on both a national and local level with the goal of avoiding food insecurity, homelessness, or exacerbation of poverty and powerlessness. (250 to 500 words)
5.AGENCY INFORMATION
Part A: Please go to the assignment box and choose an agency from the list of NuFS
139 approved agencies where you would like to volunteer: (250 words)Agency list: Feeding America, second harvest, sacred heart, Salvation Army.a. The agency’s name.
b. The mission statement and objective of the agency.
c. Why and how the agency started
d. Who funds the agency including donations, monetary contributions and
volunteer hours?
e. How long has it been operating in the area and how it originated?
f. What the target population is and the social and cultural concerns that affect
the way the agency operates.
g. How the projects of the agency impact the nutritional status of the target
population (make sure you include the agency’s programs in this section). If
the program does not directly deal with nutrition, how does it empower the
person to be able to feed themselves (i.e. job training allows you to afford
food).
Part B: Please provide a second national non-profit agency that has assisted in the COVID-19 outbreak or other national disasters and provide the same information above for that agency. (250 words)6.Your Own ReflectionsUsing information from the class, how does the information from this paper impact your perception of Domestic Hunger vs. World Hunger?You will need to provide specific information from class to support your answers from a world hunger standpoint.How do disasters exacerbate poverty and powerlessness including your specific experience with COVID-19? Feel free to use personal or firsthand experiences.Lastly, how do disasters, like COVID-19 impact the nutritional status of the individuals. You will need to provide specific information from the sections on nutrition, the food system, or the health implications of the food system. You do not need to limit yourself to the COVID-19 situation and you can include both worldwide and domestic disaster situations for this section. Is it possible to empower people in situations like this?
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