Teens from the Emmanuel Assembly of God in Wareham will be going hungry this summer.

That's because they are participating in World Vision's "30 Hour Famine," a program that is meant to teach them about the problem of hunger around the world.

"By going without food, they get a taste of what the world's poorest children and families face every day," according to a World Vision press release.

World Vision coordinates the 30 hour famine across the nation. Hundreds of thousands of young people across the country will forgo food for 30 hours straight, according to a press release.

The teens will also raise funds prior to the event weekend. Every $30 they raise will help feed and care for a child for a month.

The Emmanuel Assembly of God teens will also spend two hours cleaning trash from Onset Beach and Lopes Park.

More than one billion people go hungry every day - that one in every six of the world's six billion population.

Funds raised by the 30 Hour Famine participants will help feed and care for children in communities in need both in the United States and around the world.

Since 1992, the 30 Hour Famine has raised closed to $140 million. World Vision works in nearly 100 countries and helps approximately 100 million people every year.

Visit www.30hourfamine.org or call 1-800-7-famine for more information.