How Can We Minimize Food Waste and Advocate Against Hunger?

​By Nagely Perez Calderon
 
The amount of food being wasted is an issue because instead of throwing it away we as a community can save all that food from going to waste and feed the hungry homeless people in the streets. Having homelessness and hunger in our community affects the entire community, because as a community we depend on each other. Helping others is ethical.  Seeing hunger in the streets affects everyone emotionally and makes them think how fortunate they are.  So many people buy pairs of shoes which they don't need instead of using that money to help needy people in the community by buying them clothes and something to eat. People are often driven by their religion to help the needy by keeping in mind that all humans life matter. Parents should explain this to their kids. This is an issue because it’s extremely surprising how 2% of the wealthiest Americans have more money than the next 80% combined and we still have extreme poverty in our country and in our city.  Reducing wasted food could help bring us closer to ending hunger in Rochester.