Research Log #1 - Solutionary Project 2021

Date: 2/13/21
Name: Jacob Callangan
Central Question: Why are people suffering from food insecurities?
Thesis: Food insecurity is increasing because of high unemployment to address this problem the cities and state
need to coordinate local and federal food assistance.
Essay Sections:
#1 What is the problem? What are the systemic causes? Who is hurt and who benefits? (Use three sources.)
#2: What has been and is being done? (Use two sources.)
#3: What do you think should be done and what do you intend to do? (Use one source.)

In which section will you use this source? #1 What is the problem?

Excerpts:
“More people from all walks of life have been impacted for the first time, on top of those who were
already experiencing poverty and hunger,” said Ron Mizutani, president and CEO of the Hawaii
Foodbank, which serves Oahu and Kauai.

Ron Mizutani stated, “In recent large-scale food distribution drives, 78% to 83% of recipients said
they lost their jobs during the pandemic.”

Mizutani makes it clear that joblessness is to blame: “This is all driven by unemployment.”

Commentary and Analysis:

The problem is that many families are losing their jobs and small businesses are closing due to the
pandemic. This is causing people to have food problems. In Hawaii we have a lot of people unemployed.
Hawaii Foodbank has been buying a lot of canned foods to help feed the community, but how long can this
last? That is why donation to the Foodbank is important so they can help the community to get through this
pandemic.
During the first week of May 2020, the Hawaii Foodbank distributed 681,517 pounds of food on
Oahu which equals to an average of 113,586 pounds of food every day. Before the pandemic the regular
daily distribution was about 40,000 to 50,000 pounds. Since COVID- 19 in Hawaii started mid-March 2020,
Hawaii Foodbank distributed 10.8 million pounds of food in the first four months. In 2019, the Hawaii
Foodbank distributed 12 million pounds of food for the entire year. Due to the demand for food, the Hawaii
Foodbank purchased more than $4.6 million worth of food between March and June 2020, their regular
annual budget is $400,000.
Ending hunger and food insecurity will allow millions of people to do better in school, be more
useful at work, and live healthier lives. The Nourishing Effect offers recommendations for healthcare
providers, anti-hunger advocates, and policymakers to help make a healthier, hunger-free America a reality.
The Nourishing Effect is a new study by the Bread for the World Institute, it showed in 2020, hunger and
food insecurity increased health expense in the United States by $160 billion. To help with the food
insecurity, the author will create a food drive and collect donations. Right now, the focus is collecting a
minimum of 100 canned foods by April 2021.

MLA Work Cited:

Bread for the world. (2020, May 01). Retrieved March 11, 2021, from https://bread.org/
Home. (2021, February 10). Retrieved March 11, 2021, from https://hawaiifoodbank.org/

This is a reputable and reliable article because it explains how the food bank functions and shows the information
of the food bank

Research Log #2 - Solutionary Project 2021

Date: 2/21/21
Name: Jacob Callangan
Central Question: Can local and federal programs continue to help people with food insecurity?
Thesis: Federal programs and food banks are in need of assistance and donations.
Essay Sections:
#1 What is the problem? What are the systemic causes? Who is hurt and who benefits? (Use three sources.)
#2: What has been and is being done? (Use two sources.)
#3: What do you think should be done and what do you intend to do? (Use one source.)

In which section will you use this source? #2 What has been and is being done?

Excerpts:

“The high level of demand comes at a cost,” says Laura Lester, director of the Alabama Food Bank Association. The
quote means when there is a high demand of food then there is more money being spent.

“We don’t see the numbers diminishing,” says Jilly Stephens, CEO of New York City based City Harvest.

Commentary and Analysis:

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity in the United States was in a downward trend and
was at its lowest since the Great Recession, but the impact was still 37 million people. (Feedingamerica.org)
The Great Recession was an economic downfall that happened in 2007 to 2009. It was a huge financial crisis
for the United States and many people lost their jobs and their homes. The Great Recession was a global
economic breakdown that devastated world financial markets as well as the banking and real estate
industries. The crisis led to increase in home mortgage foreclosures worldwide and caused millions of
people to lose their life savings, jobs and their homes. It is similar to what we are facing now with the
pandemic, except it is caused by a global health crisis. According to Feeding America, the largest hunger
relief organization in the U.S., 54 million people including 17 million children were experiencing food
insecurity in 2020.

Prior to the pandemic, federal programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the Emergency Food
Assistance Program (TEFAP) provided food assistance to people in need. At the start and during the
pandemic the demand has ballooned. These federal programs and local food banks are seeing high food
demands, but how long can this last? Some food bank networks are discussing “inevitable food cliff”. When
this happens food banks will need to limit their services. Food banks are responsible for sourcing, storing and
delivering supplies to local food pantries. Many food banks rely on donations, but there are not enough
donations to keep up with demand. Food banks are buying more food to meet demand. Also, the National
School Lunch Program (NSLP) continues to feed children during the pandemic. Drive by pick up in schools
help children to continue to receive food.
MLA Work Cited:

History.com Editors. (2017, December 04). Great recession. Retrieved March 3, 2021, from
https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/recession

The impact of Coronavirus on food insecurity. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2021, from
https://www.feedingamerica.org/research/coronavirus-hunger-research

This is a reputable and reliable article because it shows the differences between The Great Recession and The
Covid 19 Pandemic and their effects.

Research Log #3 - Solutionary Project 2021

Date: 2/22/21
Name: Jacob Callangan
Central Question: What can we do to end food insecurity?
Thesis: Solution to end food insecurity is to have people working together.
Essay Sections:
#1 What is the problem? What are the systemic causes? Who is hurt and who benefits? (Use three sources.)
#2: What has been and is being done? (Use two sources.)
#3: What do you think should be done and what do you intend to do? (Use one source.)

In which section will you use this source? What do you think should be done and what do you intend to do?

Excerpts:
“We’re dealing with a staggering rise in hunger worldwide due to COVID-19. I fully support Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) goal of zero hunger by 2030,” said U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree, D-MA.

“Malnutrition is the single largest contributor to disease in the world,” according to FAO.

Commentary and Analysis:

There are a lot of people who don’t have enough food to feed their family. People have to wait in long lines to
get their food and some children are not getting free lunch at school because schools have shut down due to the
pandemic. Ending food insecurity is difficult because of its causes such as poverty, unemployment and access to
enough food. According to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, it was reported
in 2018 that 1 out of 9 Americans suffered from food insecurity, which is equal to 37 million people, including 11
million children.

Hunger and food insecurity are closely related and its possible to say that when one suffers food insecurity,
they will suffer from hunger. People can start to help by donating food to food banks or charities. What can also be
done is we need to make more farmland to grow food, this will help with food supply. Conflict, violence and war
impact food production and supplies. In most countries where civil war has been prevalent over the years, food
insecurity is very high. During the pandemic, farmers were donating excess crops because restaurants were closed.
This should continue if farmers have excess crops.
 The author will host a food drive and the collection of donations has started. Right now, the focus is collecting
canned foods. The collection period is mid-February to April. For many years, my family have donated to the Hawaii
Foodbank. The images in the news with people waiting in long lines to get food, shows how many people need help. In
the spirit of Noblesse Oblige the author will help in collecting donations.

MLA Work Cited:

RinkeshA true environmentalist by heart . Founded Conserve Energy Future with the sole motto of providing
helpful information related to our rapidly depleting environment. Unless you strongly believe in Elon
Musk‘s idea of making Mars as another habitab. (2021, Mar 7). Causes, effects and solutions to food
insecurity (lack of access to food). Retrieved February 23, 2021, from https://www.conserve-energy-
future.com/causes-effects-solutions-food-insecurity.php

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Research Log #4 - Solutionary Project 2021

Date: 03/07/21
Name: Jacob Callangan
Central Question: What is the data for food insecurity in America?
Thesis: Millions of families are starving every day.
Essay Sections:
#1 What is the problem? What are the systemic causes? Who is hurt and who benefits? (Use three sources.)
#2: What has been and is being done? (Use two sources.)
#3: What do you think should be done and what do you intend to do? (Use one source.)

In which section will you use this source? #2 What has been and is being done?

Excerpts:
When people face hunger, they often struggle to meet other basic needs such as housing, employment and healthcare.
(Feedingamerica.org)

Commentary and Analysis:

According to the USDA, food insecurity is the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and
safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways. (USDA.gov) There
are different areas that measure food insecurity. For example, the Department of Agriculture measures food insecurity
by responses to eighteen survey questions and statements given to 45,000 households in the food security supplement
of the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey.
The USDA, with other federal agencies, academics, and members of the policy community, developed the
food insecurity measure used in the United States. It was developed because of the poor health in communities that
were thought to be due to food insecurity. Understanding why people have poor health from food insecurity is
important to health care professionals, policy makers and program administrators who have the power to improve
health and well-being of people in the communities.
In the world there is almost 690 million people that went hungry in 2019. The high costs and low income also
mean billions cannot eat healthy. Full impact of the lockdowns and containment measures due to the pandemic resulted
to at least another 82 million to 132 million people that went hungry in 2020. (Unicef.org)

MLA Work Cited:

Author FAO, and Fao. “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020.” UNICEF, 7 March, 2021,
www.unicef.org/reports/state-of-food-security-and-nutrition-2020#:~:text=Almost%20690%20million
%20people%20around,inadequacies%20of%20global%20food%20systems.

Craig Gundersen and James P. Ziliak, et al. “Food Insecurity And Health Outcomes: Health Affairs Journal.” Health
Affairs, 7 March 2021, www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0645.
This is a reputable and reliable article because it shows what the data of food insecurity is.

Research Log #5 - Solutionary Project 2021

Date: 3/7/21
Name: Jacob Callangan
Central Question: Why does Pennsylvania have food insecurity?
Thesis: Pennsylvania is struggling from food insecurity because the State underestimate the number of people
suffering.
Essay Sections:
#1 What is the problem? What are the systemic causes? Who is hurt and who benefits? (Use three sources.)
#2: What has been and is being done? (Use two sources.)
#3: What do you think should be done and what do you intend to do? (Use one source.)

In which section will you use this source? #1 What is the problem?

Excerpts:
“But for too many of us we wonder what’s for lunch,” is the everyday question in Western Pennsylvania where
300,000 people are suffering from food insecurity.

“In these riches of country people woke this morning to empty shelves.” Starved our Food Insecurity Crisis
documentary.

Commentary and Analysis:

The documentary, Starved our Food Insecurity Crisis, talked about food insecurity in Pennsylvania. More than
a million people are hungry in Pennsylvania because they cannot afford to buy food. Some people that are
experiencing food insecurities are need of financial help. Often entire communities are cut off from proper nutrition
because there are no grocery stores nearby and they don’t have transportation. Some neighborhoods have turned into
food stamps to help them to buy food. Further, isolation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has made matters
worse.
Audrey Murrell, acting Dean of University of Pittsburgh Honors College, directed a study called the Food
Abundance Index to measure food insecurity and help find quality food for people and ensuring meals are getting to
the families that are in need.

MLA Work Cited:

WQEDPittsburgh. “Starved: Our Food Insecurity Crisis.” YouTube, YouTube, 7 Mar. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IcZAiawGziM.
This is a reputable and reliable article because it is a good documentary to watch, and it was very interesting.

Research Log #6 - Solutionary Project 2021

Date: 3/7/21
Name: Jacob Callangan
Central Question: How many children are suffering from food insecurity?
Thesis: Many children in the U.S. are suffering from food insecurity every day.
Essay Sections:
#1 What is the problem? What are the systemic causes? Who is hurt and who benefits? (Use three sources.)
#2: What has been and is being done? (Use two sources.)
#3: What do you think should be done and what do you intend to do? (Use one source.)

In which section will you use this source? #1 What is the problem?

Excerpts:

“62% of teachers say children in their classrooms come to school hungry.” No Kid Hungry

"Not only is it tragic for kids to go hungry, but there are terrible ramifications," says Jakari Fraser from No Kid
Hungry, he also said, "We know there is a direct correlation between lack of nutrition and thwarted development."

Commentary and Analysis:

Millions of kids rely on school for regular meals. No Kid Hungry is a childhood hunger organization that
funds meals for kids. This allows kids to receive school breakfast, summer meals and afterschool meals. About 3 out of
4 teachers in America notice that many of their student are hungry and do not have food at home. Right now, millions
of kids start the day on an empty stomach, in the summer kids don’t receive meals and for many of the kids lunch is
their only meal of the day. Hunger will hurt grades, health, and happiness. No Kid Hungry offers food security for kids
across America and ensure there are enough kids that have access to school breakfast, summer meal and afterschool
meals. Fighting child hunger requires everyone’s support and hopefully one day every child will experience food
security.
Children facing hunger are twice as likely to repeat a grade in elementary school. Children that go hungry miss
school and receive poor grades because of stomach aches, headaches, depression, anxiety, and decreased ability to
focus in class. It is heartbreaking to see kids struggling in school because of hunger. Research shows that hungry kids
also struggle with their social lives and could affect their time at school. A lot of kids drop out of high school because
their family is struggling. (Mashable.com)

MLA Work Cited:

“World Hunger: Key Facts and Statistics 2021.” Action Against Hunger, 9 March. 2021,
www.actionagainsthunger.org/world-hunger-facts-statistics?
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This is a reputable and reliable article because they all explain the troubles for children that cant afford food