Mission
To give families in need a source of food
- More than 40 percent of families who visit food pantries served by Feeding America live in the suburbs.
- close to 40 percent of people who visit food banks are the working poor or people who work, but their paychecks aren't enough to take care of basic necessities.
- Hunger strikes urban, rural, and suburban areas And every age, ethnic, and class demographic.
- Hunger affects one in eight Americans
(Source: http://feedingamerica.org/faces-of-hunger/hunger-101.aspx)
About Feeding America
Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic charitable hunger-relief organization. Feeding America's network of more than 200 member food banks supports approximately 63,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 70,000 programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, Kids Cafes, BackPack programs, and senior centers.
