#HungerActionMonth - I missed a couple days, so I want to post about three organizations I believe are fighting the good fight against hunger. All of these programs supply food for food pantries and soup kitchens.
Feeding America - feedingamerica.org - This is a national organization with foodbanks in almost all metropolitan areas including both NYC and Grand Rapids, MI. It provides low-cost or free goods to participating soup kitchens and food pantries.
City Harvest - c...ityharvest.org - This is a local NYC organization that collects 50 million pounds annually of produce and good food from restaurants, grocers, farms, and manufacturers, which would otherwise go to waste. They provide us with everything from carrots and frozen pizzas to coffee creamer and pretzels, all for free.
Rock and Wrap It Up - rockandwrapitup.org - This is also a local NYC organization. It collects leftover food from concerts, shows, movie and television productions and more, and then redistributes to soup kitchens for use in their programs. We've received trays of food from productions like Law and Order:SVU, Gotham, Boardwalk Empire and several movies - all for free and all delicious, catered food.
So, for many of us, yesterday was payday? Want an easy way to participate in #HungerActionMonth? Go to one of the above websites and throw in $10. It's not much, no, but it probably won't hurt your budget much and for these organization, $10 can go a long way. City Harvest even claims to be able to provide 40 New Yorkers with food for only $10. Hot diggity dog, that's $0.40/person. Not a bad deal, right?
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