University of Nebraska Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO Service Learning and Community Engagement Curriculum Projects 8-1997 A Curriculum Addressing Issues of Hunger and Food Security for Minnesota Youth Fighting Hunger in Minnesota Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/slcecurriculum Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, and the Service Learning Commons Recommended Citation Fighting Hunger in Minnesota, "A Curriculum Addressing Issues of Hunger and Food Security for Minnesota Youth" (1997). Curriculum. Paper 7. http://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/slcecurriculum/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Service Learning and Community Engagement Projects at DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Curriculum by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Kids for Kids Fighting Hunger in Minnesota A Curriculum Addressing Issues of Hunger and Food Security for Minnesota Youth August 1997 This curriculum was adapted from "Kids for Kids: Fighting Hunger in Wisconsin" with permission from the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee Youth Curriculum Task Force. Additional materials were adapted from the Atlanta Community Food Bank, "Hunger 101, Curriculum Guide" and materials were prepared by the Minnesota Hunger Partners Curriculum Committee . • INTRODUCTION Hunger is a children's problem. Children have an incredible Poverty is the root cause of capacity for understanding hunger. Thousands of chil the problems of other chil dren in Minnesota live in dren, but often lack the op poverty. Hungry children are portunities to participate in more likely to suffer from the solutions. In order to fatigue, have health prob provide children with that lems, and have trouble con opportunity, Hunger Partners centrating, which contributes of Minnesota has produced to increased absences, tardi "Kids for Kids: Fighting ness, and difficulty learning Hunger in Minnesota." "Kids in school.