Feeding
America® Network Food Banks across the Country
Promote Hunger Action MonthTM
This September, MANNA FoodBank,
together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will
mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger
Action Month is designed to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of
the fact that 48 million Americans, including 15 million children, are food
insecure, according to the USDA.
In Western North Carolina, more
than 107,000 people struggle with hunger and may not know where they’ll find
their next meal. In Buncombe County, 1 in 6 people, and 1 in 4 children are
affected by hunger.
September
marks the ninth year the Feeding America network of food banks has organized
this annual call to action in the Hunger Action Month movement. This year the campaign
will focus on the strong connections between hunger and health.
The Hunger
Action Month 2016 campaign asks people to consider how it must feel to live
with an empty stomach, which puts a healthy life and a promising future at
risk.
“Families facing hunger are
especially vulnerable to health problems,” says Hannah Randall, CEO of MANNA
FoodBank. “Children, especially, are at risk for increased health issues if
they have experienced hunger in their early development. Our focus at MANNA has
been on sourcing and distributing healthy foods across WNC to help provide
families with the nutrition they need to live a healthy life and thrive. We
could not do the work we do without our partners in Buncombe County. They are
the front line in our fight to end hunger here in Western North Carolina.”
According to
the Feeding America study, Hunger in
America 2014, nearly half of households served by the Feeding America
network include someone that is in either fair or poor health.
“I’ve spent
many days on the road this past year, visiting food banks, food pantries, and meal programs and meeting people who are facing hunger,” said Diana
Aviv, CEO of Feeding America. “I’ve seen firsthand the anguish that food
insecurity and hunger can cause. It is always heartbreaking to meet a mother or
father who fears that they will not be able to feed their children. They know
that their children cannot reach their full potential if they don’t have enough
to eat.”
Hunger Action Day®, the second Thursday in September, is a day
where efforts across the country are focused for greater impact.
This year,
on September 8, MANNA FoodBank asks supporters to share what they couldn’t do
without adequate nutrition by writing on an empty plate, “On an empty stomach I
can’t ______,” and filling in the blank with something they couldn’t achieve
without the nutrition we need to thrive. These photos can be posted to social
media with #HungerActionMonth, @MANNAFoodBank and @FeedingAmerica to join the
conversation.
In Buncombe
County, these MANNA FoodBank network partners are working hard every day to
alleviate hunger:
ASHEVILLE
CITY PRESCHOOL
CARE
PARTNERS - ADULT DAY CARE
NAZARENE
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE
VERNER
CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING
HAYWOOD
STREET RESPITE PROGRAM
BELOVED
HOUSE HOSPITALITY
THE
SALVATION ARMY OF ASHEVILLE
WESTERN
CAROLINA RESCUE MINISTRIES
ABCCM -
VETERANS RESTORATION QUARTERS
ABCCM -
HOMINY VALLEY
ABCCM -
NORTH BUNCOMBE SAMARITAN MINISTRIES
ABCCM - SOUTH
MINISTRY
ARDEN
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
AVERY'S
CREEK UMC COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
BATTERY PARK
APARTMENTS
BETHEL
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
BEVERLY
HILLS BAPTIST - FAMILY TO FAMILY
BIG IVY
COMMUNITY CLUB
BILTMORE
CHURCH OF CHRIST
BILTMORE
CHURCH OF GOD - JUST A JESUS THOUGHT MINISTRY
BLUE RIDGE
CHURCH OF CHRIST
BOUNTY AND
SOUL FRESH MARKET
CAO - LIFE
WORKS PROGRAM
CATHOLIC
CHARITIES DIOCESE - FOOD PANTRY
CHILDREN
FIRST - EMMA RESOURCE CTR
COUNCIL ON
AGING OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY
CSN -
HILLCREST
FAMILY OF FAITH
FELLOWSHIP
FOOD FOR
FAIRVIEW
FRANKLIN
SCHOOL OF INNOVATION
GOSPEL
TABERNACLE
INGRID'S
FOOD PANTRY
LEICESTER
COMMUNITY CENTER
LOVING FOOD
RESOURCES
MEALS ON
WHEELS
MEDIATION
CENTER/FAMILY VISITATION PROG.
MOUNT SHEBA
BAPTIST CHURCH
OAKLEY
BAPTIST CHURCH
OPTIMIST
SANTA PAL CLUB
PROVISION
ASHEVILLE
RIVERSIDE
BAPTIST CHURCH PANTRY
SNOW HILL
UMC / ABUNDANT HARVEST
SOCIETY OF
SAINT ANDREWS
ST. VINCENT
DE PAUL SOCIETY
SWANNANOA
VALLEY CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
TRINITY OF
FAIRVIEW FOOD PANTRY
VICTORY
FELLOWSHIP WORSHIP CENTER
WOODRIDGE
APARTMENTS PRODUCE MARKET
YMCA -
HEALTHY LIVING PANTRY
ZEPHYR HILLS
FREEWILL BAPTIST
IRENE
WORTHAM CENTER, INC.
JEWISH
FAMILY SERVICES FOOD PANTRY
ABCCM -
CRISIS MINISTRY
FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH - HOMELESS OUTREACH
FOSTER
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
TABERNACLE
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BROTHER WOLF
ANIMAL RESCUE
FULL MOON
FARM, INC
HELPMATE,
INC
ARC OF
BUNCOMBE COUNTY
WOMEN AT
RISK (HOMEWARD BOUND)
YWCA - NEW
CHOICES
BUNCOMBE
COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
DISABILILTY
PARTNERS
JUST ECONOMICS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NEXT STEP
RECOVERY - GRAIL HOUSE
RHA/ARP -
MARY BENSON HOUSE
ABCCM -
STEADFAST HOUSE
ASHEVILLE
RECOVERY GROUP
BLUE RIDGE
AREA FOUNDATION
BMHFC -
BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME FOR CHILDREN
BROOKS-HOWELL
HOME
CFC -
TRINITY PLACE
FIRST AT BLUE
RIDGE - MEN'S
HOMEWARD
BOUND
IRENE
WORTHAM, RESIDENTIAL
LIBERTY
CORNER - CLEARVIEW (#21)
MARF -
CHILES AVENUE GROUP HOME
MARJORIE
McCUNE CENTER
THE 11TH
STEP HOUSE
WNCGH -
MONTFORD GROUP HOME
FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH OF WEAVERVILLE
HOMINY
BAPTIST CHURCH - DAILY BREAD
BLACK
MOUNTAIN OPEN TABLE
CHANNEL OF
GRACE (FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC)
CONGREGATION
BETH HA TEPHILA
EAST
ASHEVILLE WELCOME TABLE
EMMANUEL
LUTHERAN - SHELTER PROGRAM
GEORGETOWN
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
HOMINY
VALLEY WELCOME TABLE (ASBURY UMC)
LEICESTER
COMMUNITY WELCOME TABLE
THE CHURCH
OF THE ADVOCATE
THE DOWNTOWN
WELCOME TABLE-HAYWOOD ST CONGREGATION
FREE
COMMUNITY MEAL - MONTMORENCI UMC
GO-KITCHEN
READY
AHA -
HILLCREST ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
PARTNERS
UNLIMITED
THE LEARNING
CENTER
THE
SALVATION ARMY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
WARREN
WILSON COLLEGE – AFTERSCHOOL
“With the
combined effort of Feeding America, the nationwide network of food banks and
hunger advocates across the country, the goal of this campaign is to raise
awareness about hunger and inspire Americans to get involved,” Aviv said. “The
Feeding America network is leading the fight to end hunger in the U.S. We all
have a role to play in getting food to our neighbors in need. Advocate. Educate. Volunteer. Donate.”
To learn
more about MANNA FoodBank and other ways you can get involved in ending hunger
in your community, please visit MANNAFoodBank.org.
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