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One in Six Americans do not have enough food to eat, and more than 50 million Americans live in “food insecure” households, according to Feeding America, a U.S. hunger-relief organization.

 Feeding America: Feeding America will help provide food to an estimated 14 million children this year. The organization says that for $45, it can feed a family of four for a month.

To donate to Feeding America Click Here

You can contribute $10 by texting FEED to 50555.

You can also make a food donation to your local food pantry.

For a list of food pantries in your area click here.

To become a Champion to End Childhood Hunger Click Here

A new report from Brown University estimates that the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost $4 trillion to the American economy. It states that U.S. has already spent $2.3 trillion to $2.7 trillion, contradicting the Congressional Budget Office, which pegs the overall cost of wars at $1.8 trillion through 2021.

Since September 11, more than 2,300 contractors and 6,000 U.S. soldiers have died along with 550,000 soldiers claiming disability at the Veterans Administration. Click here for more info.