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Feeding the Elderly in Arkansas | National Geographic


I cannot live if I do not use with the

I cannot live if I do not use with the older generation the rent their

older generation the rent their

older generation the rent their utilities their co-pays at the doctor’s

utilities their co-pays at the doctor’s

utilities their co-pays at the doctor’s office their medications beads of their

office their medications beads of their

office their medications beads of their chair they do without the very essential

food insecurity exists it’s real and

food insecurity exists it’s real and it’s more prevalent than anyone ever

it’s more prevalent than anyone ever

it’s more prevalent than anyone ever thought in our rural Arkansas towns one

thought in our rural Arkansas towns one

thought in our rural Arkansas towns one in three children live in households

in three children live in households

in three children live in households that are insecure and ready

that are insecure and ready

that are insecure and ready and now our seniors 24 so for 13 years

and now our seniors 24 so for 13 years

and now our seniors 24 so for 13 years now I’ve done delivery of food to the

now I’ve done delivery of food to the

now I’ve done delivery of food to the elderly each senior citizen will get a

elderly each senior citizen will get a

elderly each senior citizen will get a vegetable bag of fruit bag of meat bag

vegetable bag of fruit bag of meat bag

vegetable bag of fruit bag of meat bag and a staple that they’ll have to get a

and a staple that they’ll have to get a

and a staple that they’ll have to get a few things from the grocery store to

few things from the grocery store to

few things from the grocery store to last them that month but their their

last them that month but their their

last them that month but their their bills should be decreased significantly

it’s been demonstrated that as you

it’s been demonstrated that as you become increasingly food insecure your

become increasingly food insecure your

become increasingly food insecure your nutritional intake drops dramatically

nutritional intake drops dramatically

nutritional intake drops dramatically obesity levels come up diabetes comes up

obesity levels come up diabetes comes up

obesity levels come up diabetes comes up that USDA picture of what a meal should

that USDA picture of what a meal should

that USDA picture of what a meal should be is just not in these households I

come from the farm started working topic

come from the farm started working topic I was 4 years old I’ve done a little bit

I was 4 years old I’ve done a little bit

I was 4 years old I’ve done a little bit of all kind of work it is and I enjoyed

of all kind of work it is and I enjoyed

of all kind of work it is and I enjoyed every bit I always work then had to hurt

every bit I always work then had to hurt

every bit I always work then had to hurt that and from you know nothing else some

that and from you know nothing else some

that and from you know nothing else some monkeys harder I leave on 836 dollars a

monkeys harder I leave on 836 dollars a

monkeys harder I leave on 836 dollars a month

ain’t nothing keeping her story if I got

ain’t nothing keeping her story if I got a great flowering water I can eat you

a great flowering water I can eat you

a great flowering water I can eat you might not be exactly what I want people

might not be exactly what I want people

might not be exactly what I want people not mind I want to sit down to the

not mind I want to sit down to the

not mind I want to sit down to the biscuits and gravy made out of water but

biscuits and gravy made out of water but

biscuits and gravy made out of water but ate a many of them you got to eat

ate a many of them you got to eat

ate a many of them you got to eat something if it weren’t for the food

something if it weren’t for the food

something if it weren’t for the food bank

bank

bank oh don’t worry dude every day there’s a

oh don’t worry dude every day there’s a

oh don’t worry dude every day there’s a new knock at the door every day there’s

new knock at the door every day there’s

new knock at the door every day there’s a new story of legitimate need when you

a new story of legitimate need when you

a new story of legitimate need when you see people that have a sense of

see people that have a sense of

see people that have a sense of desperation about them and you can calm

desperation about them and you can calm

desperation about them and you can calm that you can quell that with just no

that you can quell that with just no

that you can quell that with just no more than a sack of groceries

more than a sack of groceries

more than a sack of groceries that’s pretty awesome in silence they do

that’s pretty awesome in silence they do

that’s pretty awesome in silence they do the best they can if you ask them

the best they can if you ask them

the best they can if you ask them publicly they’ll say I’m doing just fine

publicly they’ll say I’m doing just fine

publicly they’ll say I’m doing just fine but if you take them food you could see

but if you take them food you could see

but if you take them food you could see the gratitude

the gratitude

the gratitude I turn no way away no

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