November 18, 2012 12:00 am • Gregory Tejeda
Times Correspondent
"Food insecurity a problem in South suburbs," are the headline in the nwi.com article written on November 18, 2012, " Food insecurity is defined as uncertainty about where an entire family's next meal is coming from, or the occasional need to skimp on feed so as to pay other bills."
In reading this article the end justifies the means, and when you hear why more people are concerned about where their next meal is coming from and they have to feed their families, I don't believe it's an excuse to get a bag of food, but a dire need. In reading the reasons that this article give of why more people are requesting food it upsets me. I have lived in Harvey, Illinois and it has been hit hard and the families need help, but as this article indicates the 2nd Congressional District, which stretches from 53rd Street in Chicago through the far south side and surrounding suburbs. The first Congressional District has a higher incidence rate. Cook County as a whole has a food insecurity rate of 15.6% according to the Feeding America Organization.
Excuses for Food Insecurity
1. The Holidays
2. Low income people moving from the city to the suburbs
3. Jobs
