Help Firms for Food reach the goal raising over $20,000 or 20,000 lbs of food to help support the efforts of the Food Bank of Central an Eastern North Carolina.
Start by registering your firm for the Firms for Food Challenge. Visit our "Join the Cause" page to register electronically. You can donate by way of our Virtual Food Drive link OR collect non-perishable food items.
Hunger Facts
About 36 million Americans face the threat of hunger.(Bread for the World)
One in 10 households in the United States is facing hunger. (Bread for the World)
Over 12 million children in the United States go to bed hungry every night. (Bread for the World)
1/5 of American food, and estimated 130 lbs. per person, ends up in landfills. Nearly 50 million people could be feed with our wasted food. (USDA)
Research shows that preschool and school-aged children who experience severe hunger have higher levels of chronic illness, anxiety and depression, and behavior problems than children with no hunger. (Pediatrics, Vol. 110. No. 4)
Infant mortality, poor cognitive development and increased risk of disease are all consequences of chronic hunger in children. (Mazon)
Each year 23 million low-income people in the United States, including more than nine million children and nearly three million seniors, turn to food assistance programs. (America's Second Harvest)
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