People shop in a Miami grocery store on July 8. USDA says that despite the drop in unemployment, the number of food insecure Americans has not declined because higher food prices and inflation last year offset the benefits of a brighter job market. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Rice is just as nice as ice when it comes to bucket challenges. Right: Manju Latha Kalanidhi, creator of the Rice Bucket Challenge, gives grains to a hard-working neighbor. Courtesy of Manju Latha Kalanidhi hide caption
A box of gluten-free food from Pierce's Pantry, a gluten-free food bank in Massachusetts. Courtesy of Pierce's Pantry hide caption
Pope Francis received applause from hundreds of worldwide ambassadors to the Holy See on Monday as he entered a huge hall in Vatican City. Osservatore Romano Press Office/EPA/Landov hide caption
Sarah Ramirez runs an organization that brings excess produce to the hungry. Here, she gleans apples from a front yard. Scott Anger/KQED hide caption
Researchers have a hunch that because we often had to share food to survive, we're inclined to be more interested in giving when we're hungry. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Schoolgirls eat a free midday meal in Hyderabad, India, last month. India has offered such meals since the 1960s to persuade impoverished parents to send their children to school. A U.N. report released Tuesday finds modest progress in the worldwide fight against chronic hunger. Mahesh Kumar A./AP hide caption
In an experiment, people who saw a picture of a big bowl of soup before eating lunch were less hungry a few hours later than those who saw a smaller bowl, regardless of how much they ate at the meal. stuart burford photography/iStockphoto.com hide caption
Somali girls line up to receive a hot meal in Mogadishu last year after the worst drought in the Horn of Africa in decades, compounded by war, put millions in danger of starvation. Roberto Schmmidt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Back Pack Kids in Punta Gorda. Courtesy of Yah Yah Girls hide caption
Cool green bags of food for the hungry from A Simple Gesture. Courtesy of A Simple Gesture hide caption
Daniel Beers, a KPCK volunteer and political science professor at Knox College. Courtesy of Knox College hide caption
