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Child Hunger In The
USA

1 in 6 children living in the United
States is food insecure, and for
many of those children, school
Together
lunch is their last meal of the Together, ,
day, and on Fridays, their last
we can lend a
meal for the week. We support we can lend a
Snack In A Backpack programs
helping hand to
that supply elementary-aged helping hand to
children enough non-perish-
those in need,
able food items to feed them- those in need,
Animal Shelters That selves over the weekend. On
Join
& lift one
Join
Care For Abused & Fridays, these snack packs are & lift one Join
placed inside children’s back-
another up
Neglected Pets packs that have been identi- another up
fied at risk by their teachers.
The
when we fall
It is estimated that 1.5 million when we fall
shelter animals are euthanized The The The
in the United States each year. and need it
There are more than 13,000 ani- and need it
Fight
mal shelters in the United States, most.
Fight
of which nearly all are non-prof- Causes We most. Fight
its. These shelters depend on
volunteers, adoption fees, and
donations to keep their doors
open. According to the ASPCA, Support
approximately 6.5 million dogs
& cats enter U.S. animal shel-
ters every year, with roughly Child Advocacy For
only 3.2 million being adopted. Child Advocacy For
Abused & Neglected
Abused & Neglected
Children
Children
Did you know there are more
than 440,000 children living is
Did you know there are more
foster care in the United States
than 440,000 children living is
Dementia | Alzheimer’s Disease on any given day? CASA vol-
foster care in the United States
unteers advocate for abused &
Alzheimer’s Disease is now the 6th leading cause of death in on any given day? CASA vol-
unteers advocate for abused &
the United States. 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or anoth- neglected children while they
neglected children while they
er form of dementia; it kills more than breast cancer and prostate are in state protective custo-
cancer combined. Between 2000 and 2017, deaths from Heart dy, often times providing the
are in state protective custo-
Disease decreased by 9%, while deaths from Alzheimer’s Dis- only bit of stability in their oth-
dy, often times providing the
ease increased by 145%. There are many compelling, science erwise chaotic lives. Children
only bit of stability in their oth-
based research studies that conclude lifestyle, and more specifi- with CASA volunteers find safe,
erwise chaotic lives. Children
cally, diet and exercise are the top contributing factors in wheth- permanent homes 8 months
with CASA volunteers find safe,
er or not a person will develop Alzheimer’s. Recent studies have faster than children without ad-
permanent homes 8 months
shown that up to 50% of AD cases may have been preventable. vocates, and are 1/2 as likely to
faster than children without ad-
return to the foster care system.
vocates, and are 1/2 as likely to
return to the foster care system.
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