Documentary highlights hunger in US

Bloomsburg University will screen A Place at the Table, a documentary film revealing hunger problems in the U.S. on Monday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in Carver Hall’s Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

Fifty million U.S. citizens don’t know where their next meal is coming from, an issue caused not by food scarcity but by poverty. This poses economic, social and cultural implications for the nation.

A Place at the Table tells the stories of people, young and old, struggling with food insecurity in the U.S. Through these stories coupled with insights from experts, teachers and activists, the film proposes that healthy food can be available and affordable to all citizens.

The film screening is sponsored by BU’s Green Campus Initiative. For more information contact Tim Pelton, civic engagement coordinator, at tpelton@bloomu.edu.