What's even more distressing is that this type of thing happens in our local schools everyday, but we never know because children will suffer in silence.
My brother is an elementary school teacher, and when he told me the number of students that come to school without having eaten (often with no lunch), I felt sick to my stomach. Teachers will often have a stash of granola bars, juices etc. to give to kids they know are in need, but trying to do so in a way that doesn't draw attention to them by their classmates. I really wish we had a breakfast program in my region - I would gladly pay more property taxes if it meant that kids don't have to go to school hungry.
Food insecurity is heartbreaking, but doubly so when it happens to our most vulnerable groups (children and the elderly). I have no idea how we are supposed to address it though - either in our own cities or globally. I vote for one less billion dollar war plane, and more equitable access to food in our communities.
P.S: When I used to be traveling in the North for work, I would literally see people pick food out of the landfill. This was in Northern Ontario on an aboriginal reserve, less than 400km from one of the wealthiest cities in the world (Toronto). Our systems are broken.