Fight Hunger & Blog It Forward
I was contacted about Shoprites Partners in Caring, which is a program that in the past 10 years has donated $2 million dollars a year, totalling $20 million dollars. This year the want to increase the awareness, and have created Bloggers in Caring, which I was asked if I wanted to participate in.
In my family we try not to take food for granted. We have all worked hard to not waste at any point.
To help start off the initiative General Mills, and Shoprite will donate 1 box of cereal for the first 30 comments on this posting.
If you know of a food donation collection that is going on, then Please drop something in it. It will make you feel better, and you will be helping someone else that isn’t as fortunate.
Facts About Hunger in America
More than 36 million Americans (11 percent of U.S. households) suffer from food insecurity
- Food insecurity is when you are unsure when or what your next meal will be
Statewide food insecurity rates in the ShopRite area are:
- New Jersey – 7.7%
- Delaware – 7.8%
- Maryland – 9.5%
- Connecticut – 8.6%
- Pennsylvania – 10%
- New York – 9.8%
More than 12 million children are growing up hungry
Nearly 2 million seniors suffer from food insecurity
During 2007, nearly 18 million children received free or reduced lunch
There are many complications of hunger, especially for children, including:
- Weakened immune systems
- Cognitive and behavioral development problems; can cause irritability, fatigue and difficulty concentrating in younger children. Also proven to cause depression in some teenagers
- Slow or unusual development in areas such as speaking, behavior and movement
A $1 donation can purchase 10 pounds of food from a food bank
*Facts are as reported by Feeding America
