CauseLab - Feeding America briefing

Feeding America 

• Got a story? • Everyone has a story • What is your story?

• A Not-So-Good Story

Hunger in America •  Today, more than 49 million Americans are struggling with hunger. –  1 in 6 people •  More than 17 million of those facing hunger are children. 

•  Hunger aﬀects every community in the U.S.  •  In 2008, households with children reported  food insecurity at almost double the rate for  those without children, 21.0 percent  compared to 11.3 percent. 

• A Better Story

About Feeding America Our mission is to feed Americaʼs hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage the country in the ﬁght to end hunger.

About Feeding America •  We are the nationʼs leading domestic hunger-relief charity.  •  Our network is comprised of national ofﬁce in Chicago and more than 200 food banks that ﬁght hunger from coast to coast, right in your hometown. •  Feeding America distributes more than 2.5 billion pounds of food and grocery product annually. 

About Feeding America •  Feeding America is annually providing food to 37 million Americans,  including 14 million children. This is an increase of 46 percent over 2006,  when we were feeding 25 million Americans, including 9 million children,  each year.   •  That means one in eight Americans now rely on Feeding America for food  and groceries.   •  Feeding America's naKonwide network of food banks is feeding 1 million  more Americans each week than we did in 2006.    •  Thirty‐six percent of the households we serve have at least one person  working.   •  The number of children the Feeding America network serves has increased  by 50 percent since 2006.  

Network Scope FEEDING AMERICA MEMBER [NETWORK ALSO INCLUDES MEMBERS IN AK, HI & PR] AK HI PR

How We Work Feeding America helps millions of people put food on the table each day through its network of member food banks.

Programs We Support •  Backpack Program® Provides food to school children on weekends when free and reduced-price school lunches are unavailable  •  Disaster Relief Secure and transport supplies to emergency feeding centers serving disaster victims  •  Kids Cafe® Largest charitable meal service and nutrition education program exclusively for children in need

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Take Action Donate  Advocate  Volunteer  Give your voice You can help provide food and enrich lives by joining the ﬁght to end hunger. To get involved today, visit feedingamerica.org.  

• What else can we do? • What else can you do?

• Time to re-write the story

CauseLab - Feeding America briefing

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