As manager of an emergency food pantry, I am constantly asked “What can I do to help the homeless?” It is estimated that nearly 3.5 million people are homeless in the United States. 1.35 million of these are children (National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 2004). Contrary to popular belief, many of these people ...
Like most people, I used to think of a food bank as a building that somehow gave food to the poor. I never really thought of where the food actually came from, though suspected it was from Postal Union and Boy Scout drives and maybe even a few isolated donations. Did I ever have the ...
For the past ten years, I’ve been part of a emergency food pantry network that provides assistance and boxes of food to the poor. Many of these people have family pets, and I am often surprised to hear of the level of concern that people have for their animals. They might not have eaten in ...
With the increasing numbers of hunger across the United States, every little bit counts when it comes to donations and collecting food for the hungry. You can contribute by organizing your own food dirve in you community, town, office, or school. The contributions to local food pantries help immensely, not only during the winter months. ...
