For Hunger Action Month® this September, the River Valley Regional Food Bank will join Feeding America and other member food banks to inspire people to join the fight to end hunger and raise awareness of people experiencing food insecurity across the United States. Food banks around the country are working to make a real and lasting impact on hunger in their communities, and they are asking for the public’s support.
September marks the 15th year Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief
organization with a nationwide network of 200 food banks, including the River Valley Regional
Food Bank, and 60,000 partner food pantries and meal programs, has organized the annual call
to action. This year’s campaign presents the impossible choices that millions of people in America are often forced to make between food and other basic needs.
“Many people may not give a daily meal much thought. For people facing hunger, a daily meal is
not as simple,” said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. “Instead, it becomes
a different type of choice – an impossible decision between food or other crucial needs, such as
electricity, childcare, or medicine. Nobody should be forced to make a choice to go hungry. With
the public’s support, we can come together to help increase food access for all people, so they
no longer have to make such tough decisions.”
During the month of September, people across the River Valley can get involved by learning,
committing, and speaking up about ways to ending hunger.
• Make a monetary contribution, where $1 = 10 meals to a family in need
• Volunteer for a shift at the food bank
• Host a food drive
“We have all been HUNGRY at some point, but for many of our neighbors, hunger is an issue
that isn’t easily solved by going to your kitchen pantry and grabbing food,” River Valley Regional
Food Bank Director Tracy Engel said. “It is a daily struggle and worry of where your next meal
will come from and how you will attain it. They wake up hungry and they plan their day on just
how to survive.”
Hunger Action Month is a time for everyone across the country to collectively act against
hunger. You can choose to donate or advocate. You can choose to volunteer or raise
awareness. You can choose to help end hunger. Learn more about how you can join the fight to
end hunger by visiting https://www.rvrfoodbank.org/hunger-action-month/
