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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY MYERS, HANNA, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRADFORD, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CRUZ, DERMODY, DONATUCCI, DRUCKER, D. EVANS, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GRUCELA, HELM, HESS, HORNAMAN, HOUGHTON, JOHNSON, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSHALL, McCALL, McGEEHAN, MELIO, MENSCH, MILLARD, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, OLIVER, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, PRESTON, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SWANGER, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, WHEATLEY, WILLIAMS AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 31, 2009 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, AUGUST 31, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing September 2009 as "Hunger Action Month" in |
2 | Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, September 2009 has been designated as "Hunger Action |
4 | Month" to provide an opportunity for communities in the United |
5 | States to unite to focus attention on the persistent problem of |
6 | domestic hunger; and |
7 | WHEREAS, For one in eight Americans, hunger is a reality; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Many United States households experience hunger, and |
9 | some people in these households frequently skip meals or eat too |
10 | little, sometimes going without food for a whole day; and |
11 | WHEREAS, In 2007, food-insecure households were 17 times more |
12 | likely than food-secure households to have obtained food from a |
13 | food pantry; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, In 2007, 53.9% of food-insecure households |
2 | participated in at least one of the three major Federal food |
3 | assistance programs, Food Stamp Program, National School Lunch |
4 | Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for |
5 | Women, Infants and Children; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Members of these households have lower-quality diets |
7 | or must resort to seeking emergency food because they cannot |
8 | always afford the food they need; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The costs of other essentials, such as home heating, |
10 | gasoline, housing and medical care, have increased |
11 | significantly, and for families caught in the squeeze between |
12 | declining wages and rising costs, the food budget becomes a |
13 | frequent pressure point; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Utilization of emergency food assistance becomes a |
15 | way for these families to keep food on the table while still |
16 | paying the bills; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Food banks, food rescue organizations, soup |
18 | kitchens, food pantries, faith-based organizations, businesses |
19 | and individuals are donating time, raising funds and giving food |
20 | to help their neighbors; and |
21 | WHEREAS, Individuals benefiting from the availability of |
22 | donated food range from infants and toddlers, school-age |
23 | children and adolescents to single mothers, single fathers, two- |
24 | parent families, veterans and their families and seniors; and |
25 | WHEREAS, Research shows that preschool and school-age |
26 | children who experience severe hunger have higher levels of |
27 | chronic illness, anxiety and depression and behavioral problems |
28 | than children with no hunger; therefore be it |
29 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize |
30 | September 2009 as "Hunger Action Month" in Pennsylvania. |
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