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What: |
Local residents have the opportunity to participate in the nation’s largest one-day food drive. Any resident or business can fill a bag or any container with nonperishable food, and leave it for your letter carrier. |
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Who: |
Letter carriers, U.S. Postal Service and local food banks |
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When: |
Saturday, May 14. |
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Where: |
Your home or business mailbox in the following communities: |
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How the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Works: |
Just leave a non-perishable food donation in a bag by the mailbox and the Postal carrier will do the rest. You can also drop food off at your local Post Office. |
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Media Opportunities: |
Interview with local USPS letter carrier and/or Food Bank Coordinator before the Food Drive (BEST). Follow along, interview with carriers on day of food drive. |
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Background: |
Saturday, May 14 marks the 24nd year of America’s largest-single day of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, Feeding America and other local partners Over the history of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, letter collectors have collected more than one billion pounds of food. Currently, 49 million Americans—1 in 6—are unsure where their next meal is coming from. Sixteen million are children who feel hunger’s impact on their overall health and ability to perform in school. And nearly five million seniors over age 60 are food insecure, with many who live on fixed incomes often too embarrassed to ask for help. The food drive’s timing is crucial. Food banks and pantries often receive the majority of their donations during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons. By springtime, many pantries are depleted, entering the summer low on supplies at a time when many school breakfast and lunch programs are not available to children in need. |
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Downloads: |
There’s a 30 second sound-bite and PSA available at this link. A longer video is available here. A high res photo of the graphic is here and here. |
It’s simple. It’s easy. It’s helping millions of Americans!
Put your non-perishable food donation in a bag by your mailbox.
Your carrier will pick it up and deliver it to a local food bank.
Hunger in America: The Facts
While the economy is recovering, hungry Americans are not. Food insecurity remains at record highs. There is not enough food to feed every man, woman and child in America.
49 million or 1 in 6 Americans are food insecure
Food insecurity means living at risk of hunger and not knowing where their next meal is coming from.
Nearly 16 million or 1 in 5 children are living in a food insecure household
Hungry children cannot thrive — their physical, intellectual and emotional developments are limited.
4.8 million seniors (age 60+) face choices between paying rent, utilities and having enough nutritious food.
1 in 7 Americans live at or below the poverty level.
1 in 7 Americans use SNAP benefits (formally known as Food Stamps). Proposed changes to SNAP mean fewer people will be able to access benefits and will turn to the Feeding America network for help.
Learn more about the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and Feeding America today!
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