10M MEALS
A shadow of hunger looms over the United States. In the pandemic economy, nearly one in eight households doesn’t have enough to eat. The lockdown, with its epic lines at food banks, has revealed what was hidden in plain sight: that the struggle to make food last long enough, and to get food that’s healthful — what experts call ‘food insecurity’ — is a persistent one for millions of Americans.
Food insecurity is as much about the threat of deprivation as it is about deprivation itself: A food-insecure life means a life lived in fear of hunger, and the psychological toll that takes. Like many hardships, this burden falls disproportionately on Black and Hispanic families, who are almost twice as likely to experience food insecurity as white families.
In the face of deprivation, food-insecure families often seize any opportunity to get and store food when it’s available.
Research has shown long-term links between food insecurity and a wide variety of health issues in children — elevated risks of asthma and other chronic illnesses, lags in educational attainment. And according to a Brookings Institution researcher, the number of U.S. children in need of immediate food assistance is approximately 14 million.
September 2, 2020 The New York Times
If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way – Buddha
If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one – Mother Teresa
Our goal is to provide ten million meals annually to those who are less fortunate, food insecure and homeless
We hope you will be part of this effort for we need you more than ever.