Farmer Market

According to an article in USA Today, "Hunger exists in literally every county in America," Bob Aiken C.E.O. of Feeding America says. "It's an urban problem, it's a suburban problem, and it's a rural problem."

The Hunger in America study found that of people who use food banks:

• 26% are black, 20% are Hispanic, 43% are white and 11% are other.

• 33% of households have at least one family member with diabetes.

• 65% of households have a child under 18 or someone 60 or older

"Children are going to school, not looking forward to learning but looking forward to eating," says Shamia Holloway, spokeswoman for the Capital Area Food Bank.

These ominous statistics are even deeper in the North Lawndale Community were based on 2010 demographics there are 39,859 persons within a 3.185 square miles of which 47.5% are below the poverty line. This brings the total of individuals facing food insecurity to about 18,933 individuals.

Based on the following standardized formula used to calculate the food needed on an annual basis, [Need = (number of people living at or below the poverty line) x 234 lbs. of food aid per year]. The amount of food required comes to 4,430,322 lbs. for one year.