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A Family Faces Food Insecurity in America’s Heartland | National Geographic


it’s rough everyday where’s my next meal

it’s rough everyday where’s my next meal gonna come from what what am I gonna do

gonna come from what what am I gonna do

gonna come from what what am I gonna do what am I gonna cook it’s awful going

what am I gonna cook it’s awful going

what am I gonna cook it’s awful going without hurts but you just adapt to it

without hurts but you just adapt to it

without hurts but you just adapt to it try to do my best

try to do my best

try to do my best what we can that’s me and my husband we

what we can that’s me and my husband we

what we can that’s me and my husband we have three children home Keegan he’s

have three children home Keegan he’s

have three children home Keegan he’s four Ella she’s nine

four Ella she’s nine

four Ella she’s nine Cheyenne she’s two-and-a-half we get a

Cheyenne she’s two-and-a-half we get a

Cheyenne she’s two-and-a-half we get a little bit of help for food stamps and

little bit of help for food stamps and

little bit of help for food stamps and then WIC and then the food bank we need

then WIC and then the food bank we need

then WIC and then the food bank we need the help

how do you know your neighbor is

how do you know your neighbor is important how do you know your neighbor

important how do you know your neighbor

important how do you know your neighbor had a good breakfast this morning you

had a good breakfast this morning you

had a good breakfast this morning you know that for sure

know that for sure

know that for sure and is it your responsibility to take

and is it your responsibility to take

and is it your responsibility to take care of your neighbor we started this

care of your neighbor we started this

care of your neighbor we started this year about well be 29 years in March the

year about well be 29 years in March the

year about well be 29 years in March the first year we served about 250 people

first year we served about 250 people

first year we served about 250 people last year we had two thousand five

last year we had two thousand five

last year we had two thousand five hundred and sixty-six people get food

hundred and sixty-six people get food

hundred and sixty-six people get food from a food bag so if you drove into

from a food bag so if you drove into

from a food bag so if you drove into town you probably wouldn’t think anybody

town you probably wouldn’t think anybody

town you probably wouldn’t think anybody was hungry but yet there’s so many

was hungry but yet there’s so many

was hungry but yet there’s so many people in need it’s amazing how much

people in need it’s amazing how much

people in need it’s amazing how much money it takes today if they have a car

money it takes today if they have a car

money it takes today if they have a car payment I got a house payment I got you

payment I got a house payment I got you

payment I got a house payment I got you know everything pay and then you get

know everything pay and then you get

know everything pay and then you get just a little bit over minimum wage and

just a little bit over minimum wage and

just a little bit over minimum wage and they’re driving 30 miles to work there’s

they’re driving 30 miles to work there’s

they’re driving 30 miles to work there’s just not enough money to go around I

just not enough money to go around I

just not enough money to go around I mean it’s just it’s just part of life

when you have people come in and they

when you have people come in and they tell you their stories you can’t turn

tell you their stories you can’t turn

tell you their stories you can’t turn your back on them no way could you no

your back on them no way could you no

your back on them no way could you no way

my husband works he’s a farmer truck

my husband works he’s a farmer truck driver

he’s stressed he tries to do his best

he’s stressed he tries to do his best for his family and he always feels like

for his family and he always feels like

for his family and he always feels like just giving up because he works but yet

just giving up because he works but yet

just giving up because he works but yet money-wise coming in is a lot less than

money-wise coming in is a lot less than

money-wise coming in is a lot less than what has to go out every month a lot

what has to go out every month a lot

what has to go out every month a lot less

it’s never enough to buy groceries in

it’s never enough to buy groceries in paper bills so we always have to

paper bills so we always have to

paper bills so we always have to subsidize either we pay our bills or you

subsidize either we pay our bills or you

subsidize either we pay our bills or you know if we pay our bills we don’t eat

know if we pay our bills we don’t eat

know if we pay our bills we don’t eat that you know I always try to make sure

that you know I always try to make sure

that you know I always try to make sure that Supper is our big thing before we

that Supper is our big thing before we

that Supper is our big thing before we go to bed I try to have whatever we have

go to bed I try to have whatever we have

go to bed I try to have whatever we have a lot of you know each so the timings

a lot of you know each so the timings

a lot of you know each so the timings are failing then go to bed

Dana means a lot like me it’s not like

Dana means a lot like me it’s not like my kids starve you know yester it might

my kids starve you know yester it might

my kids starve you know yester it might be little you know but they’re not

be little you know but they’re not

be little you know but they’re not exactly starved okay

what house I hail them okay we try to do

what house I hail them okay we try to do our best work hmm it’s not enough

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