Every Wednesday, Maryland political analyst Len Foxwell and politcal advisor to Ed Hale for Governor campaign Clayton Mitchell discuss the politics and personalities of the State and region.
This week, Len and Clayton discuss a recent report by the country’s largest hunger-relief organization that one in every six children in Maryland experiences hunger, including in affluent areas like Talbot County, where nearly 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, as well as a child food-insecurity rate of 29.5 % of children in Dorchester County.
This video is approximately 16 minutes in length.
Kent Robertson says
It seems to me that part of feeding these kids should involve more than donating food. The parents should be helped to develop marketable skills and a healthy work ethic. “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to fish and you feed him for life.” We spend so much money on give-aways that don’t do anything to solve the problem long-term. More failure of government and NGOs despite billions of dollars.
Len Foxwell says
That is an interesting philosophical discussion for another time. Right now, we have nearly 700,000 people – most of whom are children – who are literally hours from going to bed hungry.