The Hunger Almanac is published by Feeding America, the country’s largest charitable hunger-relief organization, distributes food to food banks. It lists key facts and updates about the state of hunger in America.

The USDA’s Economic Research Service is a treasure house of authoritative statistics. It does an annual survey of “food insecurity” in the U.S. to track trends and economic and geographic characteristics of households experiencing hunger.

Read a Feb. 13, 2013, Philadelphia Inquirer story about President Obama’s pledge to end childhood hunger by 2015 and his progress.

Read a Sept. 19, 2009, New York Times story, “So Much Food. So Much Hunger,” about the persistence of hunger in the world — affecting a billion people, the United Nations estimates — even though the world produces enough food to feed everyone.

Read a June 27, 2013, page about President Barack Obama’s plan to fight hunger in sub-Saharan Africa.

Read a Nov. 2, 2009, USA Today article about a study showing that half of all American children will live in a household that gets food stamps at some point in their childhood.

Paul Overstreet is the founder of MS Rainbow Alliance, which meets in Biloxi.

Christina Gilgor is executive director of the Kentucky Fairness Alliance.

The Houston Transgender Unity Committee serves as a bridge for several area groups. Contact through the website.