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TOPEKA – Gov. Mark Parkinson extended a task force on Wednesday focused on reducing hunger in Kansas.
“Despite the fact that we live in a place like Kansas and the United States, we continue to have problems with poverty,” said Gov. Mark Parkinson, a Democrat. “One of those problems is in the area of hunger.”
One in seven Kansas household have experienced food insecuirty in the last year, he said.
“This obviously causes all kinds of problems, we need need food to live we need quality food to ensure our kids grow up to lead happy and healthy lives,” he said.
To increase awareness, Parkinson declared September “Hunger Awareness Month” and signed an executive order extending the Kansas Food Security Task Force, which former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius created in 2005.
