The graph below shows that the areas in Westchester county that have more revenue coming in don't really need assistance to be able to afford a meal. In the other hand, other areas like Mount Vernon  really do benefit from these food stamp assistance programs significantly. In addition, there should be a push for further assistance in these ares because what is is being done now is not helping out those that go under the radar. We are afraid to help out other individuals but we are more than hypocrites when we complain that no one helps us whenever we are in need. Rather it should be help out those in hunger and if ever a time in the future that we suffer we are going to be helped out because initiated first to help out those that once went through hardships.

The link I provided below is a power point than was published by Karl Bertrand for his meeting with county officials for a project he wanted to introduce he proposed a couple of years ago. This power point although a couple a years old, the statistic that are presented are somewhat accurate still. Probably they are even higher now which isn't a good sign. In addition, it also provides educational information on homelessness and poverty that is affluent in our county. We may be ranked the second most wealthiest county in all of America just behind of Beverly Hills but, this doesn't signify that we all are food insecure. Just like Westchester, Beverly Hills also faces these similar issues till this day.



 Poverty, Hunger and Homelessness in Affluent Westchester County


If the link does not work for some reason, you can also type Poverty, Hunger and Homelessness in Westchester County into the search bar in Google and the second link should take you to the downloadable power point.



This video also perfectly shows us how hunger is present in our county. IT IS A MUST WATCH!