September is Hunger Action Month, and national food bank network Feeding America is calling on everyone to take action to end hunger. During this month-long campaign, Feeding America will urge the public to collectively take one million actions to create change and end hunger by donating, advocating, volunteering, or spreading the word online.
“We can end hunger in America when we decide to work together with coordinated action and a shared belief that everyone deserves fresh, nutritious food,” saidClaire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. “This year, during Hunger Action Month, we encourage everyone to take action. Make your voice heard. Volunteer. Donate. Our individual actions may seem small, but together they become a powerful movement that can change history.”
The USDA estimates that one in seven people and one in five children experienced food insecurity in 2022. A recent Feeding America survey found that about 80,000 food bank respondents reported seeing demand for food assistance increase or stay the same in 2022.June 2024compared toJune 2023. This includes approximately 65,000 % of responding food banks who reported seeing an increase in the number of neighbors served.
Every action counts as a million actions during Hunger Action Month. People across the country can get involved through the many diverse efforts below:
Listen and learn:
- Learn more about food insecurity frompeople who are confronted with it.
- Learn more about food insecurity from thepeople who are confronted with it
- .Learn about the impacthunger on communities.
Read it
- Elevating Voices: Insights Reportto learn more about hunger-relief policy recommendations informed by neighbors facing hunger.Get involved and take action:
- Get inspired by daily actions to take throughout the month onHungerActionMonth.org.
- Donate to a local food bank orFeeding America.
Visit and volunteer at a
- local food bank.Speak up and defend yourself:Sign our petition addressed tomembers of congress
- urging them to strengthen essential nutrition programs inFarm Billthat help seniors, families, children, active military members and others in communities across the country.
Join the conversation and share your support by posting photos or advocacy stories on social media with #HungerActionMonth and@FeedingAmerica.For the third year, Feeding America will publish itsElevating Voices: Insights Report
, which highlights the experiences of people facing hunger in the United States. The report will be released on Hunger Action Day,September 10th.
To learn more about how you can take action, visit
HungerActionMonth.org
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Contact
Emily James
Feeding AmericaAbout Feeding AmericaFeeding America is committed to an America where no one goes hungry. We help tens of millions of people who are food insecure get the food and resources they say they need to thrive through a national network of food banks, statewide food bank associations, food pantries and meal programs. We also invest in innovative solutions to increase equitable access to nutritious food, advocate for legislation that improves food security, and work to address factors that impact food security, such as health, cost of living and employment.
We partner with food insecure people, policy makers, organizations and supporters, united in a movement to end hunger. Visit
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