This episode of the F4 Hunger Awareness Show focuses on #Hunger and #Foodinsecurity in #Uganda. Our goal is to share valuable information and effectuate a positive change in society with love and compassion with the hopes of creating a world without Hunger!!​

@F4_Service shares some Hunger #Stats in Uganda.

• According to the Global Hunger Index, Uganda receives a #Foodinsecurity score of 20.2 with nearly 37% of the population living undernourished.
• Of those numbers, 26% of children have experienced slowed growth.
• This ranks Uganda 87 out of 123 countries in the Global Hunger Index.

#Endhunger #F4endhunger #FoodRecovery #Foodrescue #F4 #Hungerrelief

References

https://thp.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/uganda/ https://www.globalhungerindex.org/uganda.html https://www.globalhungerindex.org/ranking.html

Description

Hunger stats and causes of poverty in the Garden State discussed.

· Nearly 829,000 people lived below the poverty line in 2024 ($15,060 for an individual and $31,200 for a family of four is the poverty line)

· As a percentage the poverty rate for the state was 9.2% which was actually less than the prior year at 9.7%. o The national poverty rate is around 12.1%

· For New Jersey residents that had a mortgage, their average monthly housing costs were just under $2,800 or $24,000 annually

· Lastly, we see some economic, gender, and racial discrepancies with poverty rate

o The poverty rate for women was 10.1% compared with 8.2% for men

o Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native, and Latinx/Hispanic residents were also between two and three times more likely to live in poverty than White and Asian residents

#NewJersey #NJ #F4endhuner #Endhunger #Volunteer #Foodrecovery #Foodrescue #Fooddrive #Foodinsecurity

Citations

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/nj-is-high-income-high-cost-state-census-data-shows/ https://www.njpp.org/publications/blog-category/census-2024-economic-gains-bypass-many-new-jersey-communities/ https://usafacts.org/answers/what-is-the-gross-domestic-product-gdp/state/new-jersey/ https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/new-jersey

Derek discussed hunger and food insecurity challenges across the state of New York, focusing primarily on New York City.

Key Stats

• Between 1.2 and 1.4 million New Yorkers are food insecure in New York City representing a food insecurity rate around 15%
• 2.8 million people are food insecure across the state of New York representing a rate between 10.4% to 14%
• The child hunger rate in New York City is 25% (1 in 4) and 20% state wide (1 in 5)
• The poverty rate in New York city is around 25% (over 2 million people) and 15% to 17% for the entire state

#F4endhunger #F4service #F4 #Endhunger #Foodinsecurity #Hungerawareness #Foodrescue #Foodrecovery #Fooddrive #Food #Love #Faith #Hope #Service

Citations

• https://www.cityharvest.org/
• https://www.cssny.org/news/entry/testimony-hunger-and-food-insecurity-in-new-york-city
• https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/new-york
• https://nyhealthfoundation.org/resource/hunger-on-the-rise-nys-food-insufficiency-2024update/
• https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsen
• https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsen