“1 in 6 Kids is Going Hungry Every Day in the United States”: Wife Ayesha Unmasked Numbing Reality, Years Before $50 Million Drive with Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry has made a huge impact on the game of basketball with his three-point shooting from beyond the arc. His entrepreneurial wife has charted her own journey and made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. The multi-talented wife of a 4x NBA Champion is a two-time New York best-selling author, actress, restaurant owner, and chef. However, the couple has not only been an inspiration in their respective fields but is also making a difference in the real world.

The duo started the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation in 2019 to combat the problem of childhood hunger in America. Four years later, the charity announced its aim to raise and invest $50 million by the end of the 2025-26 school year for Oakland students. However, Ayesha Curry revealed the harrowing reality years before taking this big leap.

Ayesha Curry reveals the horrifying truth

As per Feeding America, nine million children in the USA are food insecure. While food insecurity has always been a concern in the United States, the numbers only spiked during the pandemic. A year after launching their charity foundation, Ayesha Curry appeared on the Design Time podcast.

In the podcast episode, she discussed the prevalent issue of childhood hunger, her foundation, and its pandemic plans. While the foundation came to fruition in 2019, Ayesha has been working towards the goal years before that. She said, “Eat. Learn. Play. is years of us putting all of the elements together; the things we were doing in one place to make a bigger impact”.

She further adds, “Each component of Eat. Learn. Play. is near and dear to my heart because I’ve been advocating to end childhood hunger in America for years. 1 in 6 children are going hungry every day in the United States. Those numbers for me were more than enough to get me going, get me fired up”.

Ayesha believes every child must be able to dream. And to dream, they need access to the necessities- nutritious meals, education, and physical activity. She adds, “When you hear these three little fundamental things Eat. Learn. Play., it’s shocking how many children don’t have access to simple things that are important in watching a child grow and thrive“.

She also revealed how the foundation adapted to fit the unique and demanding needs of the pandemic. Since offline education was not in the cards for children during lockdown, the non-profit organization aimed to provide a stable internet connection. The aim was simple, to allow kids to continue their education online.

Impact of the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation

The foundation has already come a long way since its inception. Eat. Learn. Play. has reached a major milestone as it raised more than $47 million to serve the Oakland community, which has given them so much. It has delivered more than 25 million free nutritious meals, invested $6 million to support the education of the students in Oakland, and renovated 12 schoolyards to provide safe spaces for children to play. Moreover, they are primarily focused on increasing their impact as time goes on.

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The couple recently revealed their plans to raise $50 million to help the underprivileged kids in Oakland live the life they dream of. They also divulged their retirement plan, which includes taking their foundation to new heights and aiding as many kids as they possibly can.

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