End Child Hunger in Arizona
Published December 16, 2008 @ 10:14AM PT
End Child Hunger in Arizona
1 in 5 children lived in poverty
3 in 5 AZ babies were born to low income families
2 in 5 school age children qualified to eat free or reduced price meals at school
A child was born into poverty in AZ every 33 minutes!
Childhood Hunger is Unacceptable
Join the Arizona Partnership to End Childhood Hunger!
Find out how to End Child Hunger
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