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How to Get Involved with Hunger Action Month
Hunger Action Month is a time when people all over America stand against hunger. Sharing, volunteering, pledging to advocate, fundraising and donating are just a few ideas for taking action this month
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LEARN ABOUT HUNGER IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
Some people believe that hunger isn’t an issue in America. But that simply isn’t true. Every county in the United States struggles with food insecurity - including the 33 counties served by Tri-State Food Bank. Learn about hunger in your community here.
BRUSH UP ON THE LATEST HUNGER FACTS SO YOU CAN DEBUNK THE MYTHS.
Hunger can be hard to spot in our Tri-State area. If we can debunk these five myths about hunger, we can help raise awareness of the problem and loosen its grasp on people in need:
#1
MYTH: There’s a hunger crisis in other parts of the world—not in America.
FACT: Over 120,900 people face hunger in our Tri-State area. High housing costs, rising food prices, and unexpected expenses have left tens of thousands of people unable to stretch their dollars far enough.
#2
MYTH: People who face hunger in the Tri-State are typically homeless and unemployed.
FACT: Most of the households we serve are not homeless, and they have at least one working adult. Even with a job and a place to call home, many people struggle to get by due to challenges like underemployment, stagnant wages and rising costs of living. According to a recent report by the Federal Reserve Board, if faced with a $400 emergency expense, 40% of American adults would either need to borrow money, sell something, or not be able to pay their bills.
#3
MYTH: Hunger is most frequently found in cities.
FACT: Hunger is common in rural areas—including some of the farming communities in our region that grow America’s crops. Seventy-nine percent of the counties with the highest hunger rates in America are in rural areas. Limited access to jobs, transportation, and education makes it tough to earn a living in remote areas.
#4
MYTH: Food waste and hunger are different problems with different solutions.
FACT: By reducing food waste in the Tri-State, we can also help reduce hunger. Seventy-two billion pounds of good food goes to waste each year in America, while at the same time, 35 million Americans face hunger. Tri-State Food Bank works with food companies, farmers, government agencies, and other generous partners to rescue more than 12.4 million pounds of food each year and help deliver it to families in need.
#5
MYTH: I can’t do much to help overcome challenges like hunger and food waste.
FACT: Individual actions add up to make a significant impact. There are many ways you can help Tri-State Food Bank fight hunger. After all, the compassion of supporters and volunteers like you enables the our food bank to feed over 110,000 people every year across the Tri-State. But there is still much more work to be done.
Learn more about how you can make an impact:
#1
MYTH: There’s a hunger crisis in other parts of the world—not in America.
FACT: Over 120,900 people face hunger in our Tri-State area. High housing costs, rising food prices, and unexpected expenses have left tens of thousands of people unable to stretch their dollars far enough.
#2
MYTH: People who face hunger in the Tri-State are typically homeless and unemployed.
FACT: Most of the households we serve are not homeless, and they have at least one working adult. Even with a job and a place to call home, many people struggle to get by due to challenges like underemployment, stagnant wages and rising costs of living. According to a recent report by the Federal Reserve Board, if faced with a $400 emergency expense, 40% of American adults would either need to borrow money, sell something, or not be able to pay their bills.
#3
MYTH: Hunger is most frequently found in cities.
FACT: Hunger is common in rural areas—including some of the farming communities in our region that grow America’s crops. Seventy-nine percent of the counties with the highest hunger rates in America are in rural areas. Limited access to jobs, transportation, and education makes it tough to earn a living in remote areas.
#4
MYTH: Food waste and hunger are different problems with different solutions.
FACT: By reducing food waste in the Tri-State, we can also help reduce hunger. Seventy-two billion pounds of good food goes to waste each year in America, while at the same time, 35 million Americans face hunger. Tri-State Food Bank works with food companies, farmers, government agencies, and other generous partners to rescue more than 12.4 million pounds of food each year and help deliver it to families in need.
#5
MYTH: I can’t do much to help overcome challenges like hunger and food waste.
FACT: Individual actions add up to make a significant impact. There are many ways you can help Tri-State Food Bank fight hunger. After all, the compassion of supporters and volunteers like you enables the our food bank to feed over 110,000 people every year across the Tri-State. But there is still much more work to be done.
Learn more about how you can make an impact:
Commit
DONATE
Your donation to Tri-State Food Bank keeps hunger relief programs across the Tri-State running smoothly. While donating food may seem like the best thing to do to help your local food bank, Tri-State Food Bank can do even more with a monetary donation. Every dollar we receive helps us provide 7 meals to people facing hunger.
VOLUNTEER
Volunteers are the lifeblood of Tri-State Food Bank. We rely on volunteers to pack boxes of food for senior citizens, sort food donations, prepare bags of food for children, and more.
Spending a few hours each month volunteering can make an enormous difference for our food bank and the families we serve.
Spending a few hours each month volunteering can make an enormous difference for our food bank and the families we serve.
Speak Up
TELL CONGRESS: END MILITARY HUNGER
No member of our military should be without enough to eat, but tens of thousands of active duty service members and their families are currently facing food insecurity.
Tell Congress: It's our duty to ensure that no member of the military ever struggles to feed themselves or their family
Tell Congress: It's our duty to ensure that no member of the military ever struggles to feed themselves or their family
TELL CONGRESS: END CHILD HUNGER
For kids that depend on school meal programs, the summer months can mean empty tummies. Kids should have access to reliable, nutritious meals to help them grow and thrive all year long. Urge your lawmakers to support legislation that will invest in kids and end child summer hunger.
TELL CONGRESS: FIGHT AGAINST SNAP CUTS
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps families make ends meet by stretching their grocery budgets. Sometimes called "food stamps," those few SNAP dollars every week make all the difference in the world when it comes to putting nutritious meals on the table.
We need to protect this vital program to ensure millions of Americans don't go hungry.
Send a message to Congress now — tell them to fight against any attempts to cut SNAP funding.
We need to protect this vital program to ensure millions of Americans don't go hungry.
Send a message to Congress now — tell them to fight against any attempts to cut SNAP funding.
FILL THE PLATE: TELL CONGRESS WHY HUNGER MATTERS
Congress can make a huge difference in the fight against hunger – but they need to know that folks back home are watching. With fights brewing on vital food programs for children and families, now is the perfect time to show your Member of Congress how much your community cares about hunger.
Take action now and send your Member of Congress a virtual paper plate. It’s a visible, virtual reminder that the people they represent want to make sure their neighbors can put food on the table.
Take action now and send your Member of Congress a virtual paper plate. It’s a visible, virtual reminder that the people they represent want to make sure their neighbors can put food on the table.
TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT HUNGER IN AMERICA.
It is never too early to get involved in the fight to end hunger in your community. Feeding America's Family Action Plan has fun activities that will help you talk to your child about hunger and age-appropriate ways they can make a difference.
