Ending Hunger in America, 2014 Hunger Report Study Guide | Page 4

CHRISTIAN STUDY GUIDE – 2014 HUNGER REPORT

SESSION 1: ECONOMIC PROSPERITY TO BENEFIT EVERYONE
2. What are some possible reasons for the inequalities in income and wealth that we see
today? Have you seen examples of how prosperity can be fairly shared?
3. How do you think our federal budget should share the gains from growth in the economy?

The Application
1. Review the Figure ES.1 on page 4
and Figure i.4 on page 16. Make a list
of all the trends that you see in the
graphics and all the connections you
see between different measurements
in those graphics. Put an X next to
all the items on your list that hurt
hungry and poor people. Put a check
mark next to the things on your list
that you think should concern people
of faith. Who has the power to do
something about the things on your
list and what can they do? Now look
at the “Ending Hunger in America”
info-graphic at www.hungerreport.
org. Discuss how the strategies in the
infographic could affect the trends and relationships on your list.
2. Look at figure i.1 on page 11 and read the Conclusion, starting on page 169. Make a list
of the challenges to ending hunger that you find in those sections. Develop a strategy
to answer the question in the conclusion, “How are people doing?” by making a list of
what needs to be measured in order to get an accurate answer.

The e-connect
Find the unemployment and poverty infographic on the Issues page at www.hungerreport.org/issues. Use the Facebook or Twitter tab to start an online conversation about why
poverty and unemployment track so closely.

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