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Food insecurity is a term used by the USDA to describe when people don't have enough food to eat and don't know where their next meal will come from. In the United States, over 44 million people, including 13 million children, experience food insecurity annually.
Some methods for assessing food security include:
Food insecurity is measured at two levels of severity:
Some indicators of food insecurity include:
Some tools for assessing food security include:
Some ways to reduce food insecurity include:
ArticlesHunger in AmericaIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and food insecurity soared. In 2021, 53 million people turned to food banks and community programs for help putting food on the table.
Food Insecurity and Poverty in the US - Feeding America https://www.feedingamerica.org helping-FoodBanks.orgInflation could put more Canadians at risk of going hungry Food banks in Toronto and Calgary are seeing a surge in demand as food prices soar
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Looking back, looking aheadThank you for being a part of the fight to end food waste and hunger in 2023! Here’s what we did together this year:
Webinar Recording Now Available
View our virtual panel discussion on how to repair a broken food system, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide nutrient dense produce to those in need, and strengthen the bond between neighbors and their communities. Panelists shared their insights and strategies for scaling up food recovery efforts and making a significant impact in the fight against hunger and food waste. Food banks are continuing to see large numbers of people needing food assistance. If you've planted a garden, think about growing more to feed more. If you can't grow a garden, share AmpleHarvest.org on social media, volunteer, or donate. Every act of kindness counts. Food for Thought
People with food insecurity deserve better nutrition education Starting a vegetable garden benefits health, environment Pamela Anderson's expert-approved vegetable planting technique is a masterclass in kitchen gardening Include gardening in your New Year’s resolution Finding the Good A tiny house with a giant garden feeds many mouths in Minneapolis These students are feeding hungry people while preventing food waste The Need Food pantries facing demand surge during the holiday season Despite strong economic signs, food pantry lines are still growing in the Gulf South Hungry for the holidays: Food insecurity spikes in America even as inflation rate slows 
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Monmouth and Ocean Counties New Jersey
THE FOODBANK OF MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES IS NOW FULFILL
WITH YOUR HELP, HUNGER WON’T WIN HERE
Your donation makes it possible for Fulfill to provide food and other life-changing services that address the causes of hunger…to get our neighbors in need back on their feet for good and strengthen our communities forever.
Covering Monmouth and Ocean. We have almost 300 pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and school feeding programs. About 136000 neighbors. Donate here
WITH YOUR HELP, HUNGER WON’T WIN HERE
Your donation makes it possible for Fulfill to provide food and other life-changing services that address the causes of hunger…to get our neighbors in need back on their feet for good and strengthen our communities forever.
Covering Monmouth and Ocean. We have almost 300 pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and school feeding programs. About 136000 neighbors. Donate here
The Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) believes that no one should go to bed hungry. Since 1985, it has served the children, families, and seniors of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties by distributing safe and healthy food, providing nutrition education and cooking courses, and developing sustainable pathways for neighbors to improve their lives. A 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization and member of Feeding America, FBSJ distributed 15 million meals in 2022, through direct distributions and its network of more than 200 partner agencies. For more information, visit FoodBankSJ.org.
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Lorraine Ash edited a charity anthology, CORONA CITY: VOICES FROM AN EPICENTER, released November 22, 2020. It's a full-color, 8.5"x8.5" anthology of professional photos and first-person writings depicting life in New Jersey and New York when we were the nation's first epicenter. It was a massive volunteer effort: all royalties go to Feeding America:
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Rockland County New York
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Here are a few opportunities as suggested by Volunteer New York!:
Flexible schedule Volunteers to Clean Coolers Meals on Wheels of Rockland Nanuet Flexible schedule Food Pantry Coordinator LIFE Progressive Services Mount Vernon For a list of all the ways to give back this holiday season, visit Volunteer New York's Holiday Volunteering website. |
COMMUNITYTOWNS
Central Rockland Bardonia, Congers, Nanuet, New City, Valley Cottage, West Nyack
Eastern Rockland Nyack, Piermont
Northern Rockland Garnerville, Haverstraw, Pomona, Stony Point, Thiells
Southern Rockland Blauvelt, Orangeburg, Pearl River
Spring Valley Spring Valley
Western Rockland Airmont, Monsey, Sloatsburg, Suffern, Tallman
Kosher Pantries Monsey, New Square, West Nyack
Central Rockland Bardonia, Congers, Nanuet, New City, Valley Cottage, West Nyack
Eastern Rockland Nyack, Piermont
Northern Rockland Garnerville, Haverstraw, Pomona, Stony Point, Thiells
Southern Rockland Blauvelt, Orangeburg, Pearl River
Spring Valley Spring Valley
Western Rockland Airmont, Monsey, Sloatsburg, Suffern, Tallman
Kosher Pantries Monsey, New Square, West Nyack
