CROP Hunger Walk raises awareness of food insecurity
Boston members of the Church World Service participated in the first annual Crop Hunger Walk Oct. 24 to highlight the growing rate of food insecurity throughout the city. The Rev. John McCullough (center), the organization’s executive director, said that funds raised from the walk will support local aid agencies. (Talia Whyte Photo)
By Talia Whyte
Bay State Banner
To many Americans, hunger is a problem that occurs only in the developing world. But the recent global recession has highlighted the growing problem of hunger and proper nutrition in the United States…
…Last Saturday, Boston members of the Church World Service led its first CROP Hunger March through the city’s poorest communities to spotlight the problem of hunger in America.
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