Please Sign this!!! Imagine the physical and emotional distress of true hunger and abuse. Now imagine suffering that pain as a child. An empty stomach makes a child feel empty emotionally, overlooked and forgotten. Even worse, it stunts his or her growth, harms school test scores and spurs behavioral problems. Nearly 17 million American children struggle against hunger. For these children, school food programs are sometimes the only access they have to food. At the same time, one in three American kids is overweight or suffering from childhood obesity, because their families simply cannot afford fresh, nutritious foods. School food systems are one of the few ways we have to provide good nutrition to all of our kids.The idea that there are children in American who go hungry is distressing to us all. I’m sure that many of you donate to your local food banks and collect cans for food drives in your community. National organizations, such as Feeding America, provide critical support for our country’s networks of food banks and soup kitchens. Feeding America, in turn, receives support from many corporate partners, especially those in the grocery and food industry. I want everyone to sign this petition so i can make sure as many children and familys get fed, there is more than enough in this world. Children should also feel safe at all times, so lets stop child abuse also.