First, the good news. The number of people needing food support has declined from a peak of 60 Million during the pandemic to 53 Million. Now, the bad news…this is 13 Million people more than needed assistance before the pandemic – nearly 33% more. What does this mean for food banks and pantries? They need…
We’ve all gotten to know about inflation over the past 3 to 6 months. The prices of just about everything we purchase has gone up and that includes food. What does that mean for people struggling with food insecurity and the food banks and pantries that support them? Interrelated problems. At the same time that…
It’s September and that means Hunger Action Month. It also means the beginning of the Fall and Holiday Food Drive season, the busiest time of the year for food drives. We’re thrilled to announce new partnerships with the Salvation Army, the United Way and the Greater Boston Food Bank as we head into the busiest…
None of us should need a reminder of what we should eat and what foods we should avoid, but we do. It’s so clear how diet and health are related. One of the by-products of the COVID19 pandemic has been another stark reminder of this connection. People who have diet related health issues have suffered…
2020 was a tough year. For food banks and pantries, the rapid increase in the number of people needing food assistance as COVID19 hit the United States strained their capacity to its limits…and sometimes beyond. It’s not possible to overstate the time, effort and sacrifices made by all of the people who work at these…
We hope you were able to enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday – this year’s was like no other in memory. We were heartened by the amount of media coverage focused on food insecurity right now. It’s staggering. Over 50 million people and more than 1 in 4 children are not getting enough to eat. Most have…
There are a couple of things you can count on every November – the last of the leaves falling from the trees and lots and lots of food drives. In our case, lots of #GiveHealthy food drives supporting food banks and pantries around the country. Of particular note are healthcare organizations supporting the Boston Area…
The 38th Annual Daily News Food Drive kicked off this week and for the first time, groups can run virtual food drives using our #GiveHealthy platform. This is the largest annual food drive in the Big Apple, with a goal of raising 1 Million lbs of food to help the surging need for food due…
Each year, fall starts with Hunger Action Month (September), continues with World Food Day (October – 10/16/20) and wraps up with the peak months for food drives (November and December) and the Holidays. Here in the US – food insecurity is at all time high and food banks and pantries need help! It’s time for…
We’re smack in the middle of Hunger Action Month, the kick-off of the busy Fall-Holiday Food Drive season. We’ve highlighted some of the #GiveHealthy activity below, but before getting to that, we want to add our voice to the chorus pointing out the state of food insecurity in the United States these days. It’s dire.…