Thursday, March 29th 

Today in class we learned about community nutrition assessments and food insecurity.  The idea of food insecurity was brought to life, when we watched a story depicting food insecurity in the neighboring city of Marietta, Ohio.  The program showed hundreds of people waiting in line to receive free food.  What I found most shocking was the majority of these people were employed, hard-working and honest individuals.  They were not looking for a free handouts.  A lot of people are unaware of the conditions many people live in.  Especially, us college students because we live such pampered and protected lives here on campus.  It is scary to think that people are starving all around us.  When I think of people not being able to eat, I think of under-developed countries; not the United States of America. As uncomfortable as these types of segments are to watch, I think they are necessary.  It is a lot harder for people to ignore something once they have been exposed to it.  Hopefully through the work of 60 minutes and other organizations we can help eleviate some of our nations food insecurities.