Kids found eating food scraps

[Lilith7]

But first, do as these ladies did, and feed the children.

YES, exactly. Start there, & at the same time, teach basic parenting, budgeting, gardening & cooking in every high school, make it a compulsory subject. And offer the same free (paid for with our taxes) to everyone  who wants those skills.
And equally as  importantly, teach every child empathy starting in kindergarten & continuing though every stage of a child's schooling.

It wouldn't hurt either, to educate most of the population on exactly how damn difficult it is to manage on a low income  in these times.