Food insecurity already affects 12 million U.S. homes – and the looming reductions in SNAP benefits won’t help.
The extra SNAP benefits, which Americans can use to purchase food at the roughly 250,000 stores that accept them, have helped millions of people weather the pandemic’s economic fallout and high inflation rates.
The Black-led startup Goodr has teamed up with Denver Public Schools to combat food insecurity through the creation of free grocery stores for students and families in need.
NFL player Kelvin Beachum, the Arizona Cardinals and Safeway donated 200,000 meals to the United Food Bank in Mesa.
Ayesha Curry, Big Freedia and chef Lorena Garcia have teamed up with the nonprofit No Kid Hungry to provide free summer meals for children in need.
The ABC sitcom ‘Abbott Elementary’ donated 150,000 meals to Feeding America.
The Weeknd has joined forces with the World Food Programme for a new initiative centered on combating global hunger.
Goodr recently opened a free grocery store for senior citizens in Atlanta.
Phoenix Suns players Jalen Smith and Cam Johnson recently volunteered to provide underserved families with hot meals.
Terrence Jenkins teamed up with Maytag and the Boys & Girls Club of America for an initiative rooted in fighting hunger among youth.
From head of households left unemployed with no way of putting food on the table to students in the free lunch program lacking daily meals due to the new remote learning model, the U.S. government officially reported that Latino and Black families facing food insecurity rose substantially in 2020.
Google recently unveiled an initiative designed to combat food insecurity.
