Hungry in America People Not Getting Enough to Eat — and Some Solutions
A documentary series puts faces on a national crisis
Christopher Anderson/Magnum Photos USA, Dallas, TX. 2010. Senior food give away. Who are the 9 million older Americans not getting enough to eat in the world's wealthiest nation? What are their circumstances? And who is trying to help them? AARP and AARP Foundation wanted to find out. Working with the renowned Magnum Photos agency and the Homelands Productions journalism cooperative, they sent teams of journalists into the field around the country. The stories and images these journalists collected are the basis of the four-part documentary Hungry in America. Watch each story below. Then consider what you can do.
the documentary
6 million older Americans don't get enough food. Follow one woman's quest to find the people who need help. What do you need the most? Shelter? Heat? Food? Vel Scott shares her passion for healthy eating with people at hospitals and schools.
the background
"Most people I met seemed to see their predicament as a fact of life, not as part of a national crisis," says Jonathan Miller. Understand the issues of hunger in America and learn how you can help others.
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