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Food is a universal need that transcends age, background, address, race, gender, and societal status. We all need to eat. Yet, more than 83,700 people in Wyoming—over 14% of the population—are facing food insecurity. We've had the honor of connecting with neighbors across the state and learning firsthand about the challenges of food insecurity. Learn more in our blog linked below.

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#DYK just this month, Fulfill has served a staggering 1.2 million meals to our neighbors? Food insecurity is an unrelenting issue, and it's happening right in our own backyard. Every day, we're on a mission to fight food insecurity by offering our neighbors the resources and support they need to lead healthy, fulfilling lives. But here's the thing: we can't do it alone. We need YOUR HELP! Together, we can make a significant impact and create a stronger, more nourished community. Will you join us in this vital mission? Learn how you can get involved here: https://lnkd.in/eDhty4T

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I live in Arlington, Virginia. It’s a place that's rich in diversity, food, and greenery. It’s also affected by food insecurity, with more than 23,000 people (nearly 10% of the population) not having access to enough food for an active, healthy life. These are just some of the eye-opening facts released this week as part of Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap Study (https://lnkd.in/ep7JimvB) —an annual, comprehensive view of how food insecurity varies across the U.S. As the only national study to provide county-level estimates of food insecurity and food costs, this study is a powerful tool for all of us to use to better understand hunger in our communities. It shows that food insecurity exists in every county, parish and congressional district in this nation, but it isn’t experienced equally. Food insecurity levels vary across regions, influenced by factors like unemployment and poverty rates as well as policies and practices rooted in history that continue to hold people back today. I encourage you to learn about the impact of hunger in your community. Spark conversations around the systemic factors that drive food insecurity then join the movement to end hunger (https://lnkd.in/enR6y7VC). Help us create a future where we all have access to the food and resources we need to thrive. #EndHunger

In Missouri 1 in 9 people, and 1 in 8 children, face hunger. September is Hunger Action Month, and we hope you’ll join us to spread awareness and take action to fight hunger! Our Food Security Coalition is a multi-sector team of dedicated advocates who work to ensure that every Missourian, especially children, can access sufficient nutritious food. Together, we’ve identified priority policies that can help address hunger in Missouri that we’ll be focusing on this session: -Reducing or eliminating the sales tax on groceries. -Increasing the use of the federal WIC program in Missouri. -Passing a federal Farm Bill with language that will protect and enhance safety net programs. -Expanding access to free school meals in all Missouri public schools. -Creating tax credits aimed at addressing food deserts, such as for grocery stores, food pantries, or specialty farms. Learn more about the work of the FSC, or get involved, at https://lnkd.in/gJSUHfkr.

What do food deserts, food security, #nutrition, water, drought, flooding, groundwater depletion, industrial agriculture, urban farming, planetary health and people health have in common? Friends and colleagues outside of the USA are usually quite shocked when I share the state of humanitarian and environmental crisis we are currently experiencing here. It's taken decades of degenerative practices by local, state and federal government, financial institutions and industry to fall to the low extremes we find ourselves today. What makes matters worse is we've simultaneously spread those degenerative practices abroad over the past 4 decades. This article highlights a negative result from one area of our degenerative practices in our #foodsystems but it falls short in covering holistic solutions. There are approximately 28 million #foodinsecure people in the USA and this article does well in acknowledging the large number of #fooddeserts which exist here. Allocating funds for local #foodaccess infrastructure is important but how is it a wise use of tax-payer dollars if those grocery stores close their doors within several years of opening or cannot insure a steady supply of nutrient dense food due to long distance importing and/or the food has been grown in nutrient poor soils? Given that approximately 55% of the world's population now lives in urban areas (with that number projected to reach just under 70% by the year 2050), would a better use of funds be the education of individual families, neighborhoods and #communities to learn how to grow at least of portion of their own healthy foods where they live, work and play? Utilizing #greenroofs, alleyways, vacant lots, apartment and condo balconies, backyards, schoolyards, government and corporate campuses, etc. to grow a portion of the needed food in a #community would go a very long way in increasing #foodsecurity and #communityhealth. Added benefits can include spending more time outside, in nature, as well as increasing face-to-face social interactions while increasing community practices. We can also stack functions and create a multi-benefit system when we expand beyond a single-focused outcome. While we increase local food security in the aforementioned ways, why not add #rainwaterharvesting to aid #stormwatermanagement and help reduce #waterloss down drains, #groundwater drawdown and #drought? This also helps to #rehydratelandscapes, repair the small #water cycle and build the soil sponge to help reduce #flooding. I've only scratched the surface of #possibilities here. Let's move toward more #holistic solutions and #systemsthinking so that we're increasing our regenerative capacity. #Plantaryhealth = #PeopleHealth.

🤝Let’s Make a Difference Together!🤝 Everyone deserves nutritious food to thrive, but the harsh reality is that 34 million people in the United States, including over 9 million children, face hunger. These disparities disproportionately affect communities of color. Did you know that 80% of Feeding America's partner food banks reported an increase in demand for food assistance in April compared to March? The need is real, and it’s ongoing. This September, Healthy Family Project is proud to team up with Feeding America to rally everyone around the cause of ending hunger. No matter your background or ZIP code, you can make a positive impact and ensure everyone has access to the food and resources they need to thrive. Every action counts, no matter how big or small. Together, we can bring about a future where no one in America goes to bed hungry. Let’s take action and create a brighter, hunger-free future for all!  #HungerActionMonth

Who is experiencing hunger? Food insecurity has become a part of the lived experience for far too many people in Central Florida. It’s not an individual problem, and there is no single cause. Hunger is touching all of us, and we can’t turn away from it. What is the solution? It is us — all of us. Together, we can take on the growing challenge of hunger and ensure everyone has access to the nourishment they need to thrive. $10 = 40 meals at https://lnkd.in/eFpS5Bah.

If you even loosely follow the news in Minnesota, you probably already know that we once again broke the record for most food shelf visits ever, at 7.5 million in 2023. You may also know that Second Harvest Heartland is ponying up to do something about it, starting with our new #MakeHungerHistory initiative, which aims to cut hunger in half by 2030. I wrote a little something about it and hope you'll check it out: https://lnkd.in/gP8e3tTC Kudos to Allison O'Toole for setting the vision, the Board of Directors for embracing it, and all my incredible colleagues who are already working to make this a reality. It'll take a whole-of-community effort to get it done, and it won't happen without additional investments and policies that target hunger at its roots. Which is why hunger is, ultimately, a policy choice. Let's choose to end it - starting by cutting it in half over the next six years. #mnleg #hunger #foodsecurity #foodinsecurity #moonshot #Minnesota #advocacy