Hunger Action Month
September marks the second annual Hunger Action Month, an effort by Feeding America and local food banks to raise awareness in the fight against hunger. Hunger affects 1 in 8 people of many different backgrounds, races, and situations.For Hunger Action Month, the Freestore Foodbank is providing information on how hunger affects certain populations of people in our local community including children, seniors, the homeless, and those is rural areas. We use food to strengthen our community by determining the root causes of hunger and how to fight poverty. Our programs serve the needs of those in crisis -- we provide food, connection and hope in our region. Please take a moment to look through the information we have provided and encourage others to do so as well.
About the FreestoreFoodbank
The FreestoreFoodbank is the largest emergency food and services provider in the Tri-State. The organization is a trusted partner to 400 nonprofit member agencies spread across 20 counties, through which the FreestoreFoodbank annually distributes 10 million pounds of food and product to more than 160,000 individuals. By providing emergency food distribution, the FreestoreFoodbank works to determine the root causes of poverty and food insecurity and is able to provide an array of services (emergency clothing, housing services, Food Stamps assistance, Medicaid outreach and others) aimed at creating self-reliance. The FreestoreFoodbank is a member of Feeding America.About Feeding America
Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 63,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms.
