Annotated Bibliography

Curtis, Karen A. "Food Programs." Encyclopedia of Homelessness. Ed. David Levinson. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, 2004. 163-167. Gale Virtual Referenc Library. Web. 9 Feb. 2010.This resource offers information about the homeless and their particular situations and how their needs of food security are addressed. Food banks and food pantry information are also included. “The outlook for the twenty-first century is explained.

Eisinger, Peter. "Food Assistance Policy (United States)." Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. Ed. John M. Herrick and Paul H. Stuart. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, 2005. 134-136. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. This article is about the different programs funded by the government to supply those in need : Food Stamps or the EBT program; and smaller programs for vulnerable groups; schoolchildren-National School Lunch Program-School Breakfast Program; pregnant women, newborn infants; WIC program; and the elderly poor-Meals on Wheels.

Faces of Hunger in America. Faces of Hunger in America. Palms for Life Fund, 2009. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. . This is a compilation of 14 videos made by Americans under age 25 depicting the many faces of hunger experienced here in America. The short films are an expose' of people going hungry; their experiences and thoughts. It shows the amount of food available and asks the question "why are so many hungry?"“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”(President Barack Obama-excerpt from speech following Super Tuesday-Feb. 5, 2008.

General Assembly of the United Nations."Universal Declaration of Human Rights." Citizens Of The World Readings In Human Rights. Nancy Carr, Joseph Coulson, Mike Levine. New York: Great Foundation, 2004. 151-58. Print. In December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted The Universal Declaration of Human Rights-the first document intended to set a standard for basic right that should be respected and upheld by all nations. Its provisions are legally binding for the countries that have signed covenants for specific portions of it. Article 25 states: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and family, including food, and right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”

Locke, John. “Second Treatise of Government.”Citizens of The World: Readings in Human Rights. Eds. Nancy Carr, Joseph Coulson, and Mike Levine. New York: Great Foundation, 2004. 53-58. Print. John Locke explains we are all sharing in one community of man…as no one being subordinate among us…and that we are not authorized to destroy one another. We are bound by the law of nature to preserve ourselves and when we can, preserve the rest of mankind…we must attend to the preservation of life, liberty, and health.

Oliveira, Victor. Informing Food and Nutrition Assistance Policy: 10 Years of Research at ERS. Miscellaneous Publication No. (MP-1598) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 62pp, December 2007. Internet Public Library. Web.7 Feb. 2009.FANRP-Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs are studied and statistics are given. FANRP’s mission is to conduct “economic research for a healthy, well-nourished America.” FANRP areas of research are: program outcomes and economic well-being of participants; program access and economic determinants of participation-and program dynamics and efficiency.