September 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The fight to end domestic hunger will be at the head of the table this September as hunger-relief advocates come together for Hunger Action Month™, a month-long effort to bring national attention to the startling reality that 1 in 6 individuals face food insecurity in the United States.
Feeding America®, the
leading domestic hunger-relief organization, created Hunger Action Month eight
years ago to shine a light on this issue and encourage the nation to take
action.
Throughout
September, Feeding America, its nationwide network of food banks, philanthropic
and corporate partners, as well as hunger-relief supporters and advocates
across the country will hold events, volunteer and work to elevate the
conversation around solving domestic hunger.
Anti-hunger advocates will also
commemorate Hunger Action Day®, Thursday, September 3, an opportunity for
the country to learn more about how hunger affects their community.
"Hunger
impacts every community in our nation, preventing millions of families, seniors
and children from thriving," said Matt Knott, president of Feeding
America.
"This September, we all have a chance to make a difference in the
lives of people in need by getting engaged and raising awareness of this very
important cause. With the collaborative efforts of the public, private
and charitable sector, we can solve this issue."
Feeding
America has outlined three simple ways that the public can engage in Hunger
Action Month to make a significant impact in the lives of the 49 million
Americans who may not know where they will find their next meal.
1.
Connect and join the thousands of volunteers expected to
participate in local food bank activities throughout the United
States this month. Learn more about your local Feeding America food bank
and how you can get involved.
2.
Join Spoontember™, a new social activation to engage the public and
help raise awareness of the 1 in 6 Americans struggling with hunger. To
get involved, supporters can share a 'spoon selfie' of themselves attempting to
balance a spoon on their nose – a utensil that is most often used to prepare
and provide food for others. Supporters can then spread awareness about
domestic hunger by posting their spoon selfie to social media along with a
hunger statistic and challenge their friends and family to do the same.
3.
Advocate for the 1 in 5 children in America who live in a
household that struggles to put food on the table1. Hunger
Action Month 2015 falls just prior of the congressional deadline to determine
terms of the reauthorization of federal child nutrition programs. Join
your local food bank's efforts to support kids in need and contact your state
senator to invite them to visit a child-feeding site in their congressional
district.Learn more about Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2015
and Feeding America's priorities to help feed more kids.
1 Household Food Security
in the United States, 2013. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic
Research Service, September 2014.
To
learn more about Feeding America and Hunger Action Month 2015, please visit
hungeractionmonth.org.
About
Feeding America
Feeding
America is the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight
against hunger in the United States.
Together, we provide food to more
than 46 million people through 60,000 food pantries and meal programs in
communities across America.
Feeding America also supports programs that improve
food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem
of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going
hungry.
Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role in
ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can
solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org,
find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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