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Lifting Us All: Working Toward a Hunger-Free America & How You Can Help This November
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3 Weeks Until Giving Tuesday!
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As we enter the holiday season, more Americans are experiencing hunger than any year in recent history. We are doing everything we can to help -- from providing SNAP and WIC support in NYC, to operating the USDA Hunger Hotline to connect callers to food aid, to researching and advocating for the policies needed to alleviate this crisis.
We can't do it without you. Thanks to your support, we have already been able to expand our SNAP outreach and build the most comprehensive online database of food pantries and soup kitchens in the country. Help us reach our Giving Tuesday goal of $7,500 by donating $5-$10 to the fight against hunger, or by sharing our campaign with your colleagues, family and friends. Every donation counts.
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Anti-Hunger Advocates Congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Historic Win
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Hunger Free America looks forward to collaborating with the incoming Biden-Harris Administration on developing and enacting the policies needed to end hunger. Both politicians have long histories of fighting for economic and food justice and have spoken out passionately on the urgent need to end domestic hunger. We note that, in the 1970s, there was strong bipartisan support for fighting hunger, and we hope the G.O.P. takes inspiration from past Republican leadership and works with the new administration to increase the federal safety net in the midst of this devastating public health and economic crisis. |
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Join Us for a Virtual Community Dinner
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Together with Repair the World Brooklyn and Base Brooklyn, we'll be hosting a "Friendsgiving Shabbat" dinner on Friday, November 20th. We'll come together virtually to share dinner, swap recipes, learn more about food insecurity, and find out what you can do this holiday season to help your neighbors put food on the table. Sign up for the event here. |
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Volunteer From Home
Join the anti-hunger fight this month by helping us conduct our annual survey of food pantries and soup kitchens. You'll help out by calling pantries and kitchens to ask about the struggles they face, changes in demand due to the recession, policy recommendations and more. Sign up online or contact Yaryna Shura at [email protected] for information about how to participate.
Photo of NYC food pantry line by Lori Azim
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National Hunger Hotline Provides a Vital Service
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The National Hunger Hotline, run by Hunger Free America on behalf of USDA, connected more than 3,000 callers to food assistance in October. We referred over 1,800 callers to local SNAP offices and connected nearly 1,400 callers with a nearby food pantry. Sign up to receive our Hunger Hotline monthly e-newsletter to learn more about federal nutrition programs. |
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Celebrating Tribal Communities & Cultures
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Hunger Free America is thrilled to work with Carly Griffith Hotvedt this month to spread awareness about food insecurity among Tribal nations. Hotvedt is the Director of Tribal Enterprise with the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, and she will share her expertise on food insecurity among American Indians and Tribal agriculture enterprise development. Follow us on Instagram to see her videos later this month!
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Friday Community Meetings Will Resume Monthly
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Join HFA CEO Joel Berg for a monthly continuation of our anti-hunger community meetings. Meetings are open to all anti-hunger colleagues, volunteers, and supporters. Register here. In tomorrow's meeting, Joel will discuss the results of the election and what it means for anti-hunger policy. |
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Deliver Turkeys with Common Heart in North Carolina
Be a #HungerVolunteer this Thanksgiving! Common Heart is delivering 1,500 turkeys on November 21st to local families in need, so they can prepare their own Thanksgiving dinners. The baskets will benefit families throughout Union County, Matthews, and Mint Hill. Find out more or sign up through our Volunteer Hub.
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