Childhood Poverty and Hunger

Scientific Research

Prevalence of Poverty and Hunger Among Children

Effects of Poverty and Hunger

• Brain Development
  • Association of child poverty, brain development, and academic achievement. Hair, N. L., Hanson, J. L., Wolfe, B. L., & Pollak, S. D. (2015). Association of child poverty, brain development, and academic achievement. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(9), 822-829. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.1475

Strategies for Helping Children in Poverty and Hunger

• Growth mindset
  • Growth mindset tempers the effects of poverty on academic achievement. Claro, S., Paunesku, D., & Dweck, C. S. (2016). Growth mindset tempers the effects of poverty on academic achievement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(31), 8664-8668. doi:10.1073/pnas.1608207113

Government Programs

• USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Programs and Services page. This page contains useful information related to programs and services offered by Food and Nutrition Services.

Related Events Near Marquette

• 2018 Sep 18 K.I. Sawyer Community Center to close in 12 days (WLUC) 20 Kids per night will need to find a new place to go.
• 2016 Aug 9 Gwinn offers free meals for students (Mining Journal)

Organizations and their Data

• World Food Programme

"Assisting 86.7 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience."

• World Food Programme home page
• World Food Programme 2020 Global Report on Food Crisis (Web page with PDF download).