Community in Action
This video describes the issues that the low-income families of Washington D.C. face on a daily basis, such as providing healthy food on a consistent basis. The video depicts the efforts of local community organizations who donate food via food banks and the free courses, offered to children of this community, which help them learn about nutrition and how to properly feed themselves within their family's budget. (Website: http://www.youtube.com/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/B8_HMEHTHNo, Retrieved: 04/28/2011).
"Courtney Smith, Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Program Director talks about the importance of School Breakfast...'kids can't learn when they're hungry'" (Website: http://www.youtube.com/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/ztLBeXUcZ00, Retrieved: 04/28/2011).
Research in Action
"Many children have a problem with not getting proper nutrition. This affects their learning. Here is the research associated with it" (Website: http://www.youtube.com/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/iOqFWU4KP14, Retrieved: 04/28/2011).
Teachers in Action
12.6 million kids are at risk of hunger in America. Given this schocking statistic, the video demonstrates how hunger is impacting the successful learning of New York City public school students. (Website: http://www.youtube.com/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/v-5x9mkBcCU, Retrieved: 04/28/2011)
"Billy Shore and Stacey Frakes discuss Hunger in Our Schools: Share Our Strength's Teachers Report on CNN's American Morning. Air date: February 25, 2011" (Website: http://www.youtube.com/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/1mcVYq7eQ38, Retrieved: 04/28/2011).
Country in Action
"President Obama signs into law the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 at Harriet Tubman Elementary School located in Washington, DC....The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 will improve the quality of school breakfasts, lunches and other foods sold in schools while also strengthening nutrition programs that serve young children, including WIC and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The bill is an important advancement of the Obama Administration's goal of solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation, which First Lady Michelle Obama has championed through the Let's Move! Initiative."
(Website: http://www.youtube.com/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/S6ZgW1NufCE, Retrieved: 04/30/2011).
"First Lady Michelle Obama makes a surprise visit to Alice Deal Middle School to join students in a Lets Move! Flash Workout. Over 600 schools across the country participated in similar workouts at the same time" (Website: http://www.letsmove.gov/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/kqtgw-qZsHw, Retrieved: 5/5/2011).
