to Support YourLocal Food Pantry

5Excellent Reasons

1 in 6 people in Americaface hunger.

Households with children reported a significantly higher food insecurity rate than households without.

Food insecurity exists in every county inAmerica.In 2013, 49.1 millionAmericans lived in foodinsecure households,including 33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children.

In 2011,4.8 million seniors or 8 % of all seniors were food insecure.

40 % of food is thrown out in the US every year, or about $165 billion worth. All of this uneaten food could feed 25 million Americans.

GET UP and DO SOMETHINGevery little bit helps!

SCANto find your local food bankor go to:www.feedingamerica.org

Information Provided By:

“Hunger and Poverty Fact Sheet” Feeding Americahttp://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger/hunger-and-poverty/

“H11 Facts About Hunger in the US” Do Something.orghttps://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-hunger-us