For over 40 years, Feeding America has responded to the hunger crisis in America by providing food to people in need through a nationwide network of food banks.
- According to the USDA, more than 34 million people, including 9 million children, in the United States are food insecure.
- The pandemic has increased food insecurity among families with children and communities of color, who already faced hunger at much higher rates before the pandemic.
- Every community in the country is home to families who face hunger. But rural communities are especially hard hit by hunger.
- Many households that experience food insecurity do not qualify for federal nutrition programs and visit their local food banks and other food programs for extra support.
- Hunger in African American, Latino, and Native American communities is higher because of systemic racial injustice. To achieve a hunger-free America, we must address the root causes of hunger and structural and systemic inequities.
Today, Feeding America is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization—a powerful and efficient network of 200 food banks across the country. As the coronavirus pandemic brought record unemployment and instability, the Feeding America network rose to meet the need. Last year, the Feeding America network served 6.6 billion meals.
Our Contribution:
Every quarter we donate 2% of all our online sales on CannaSmack.com to charity. Because we are not allowed to openly fundraise for most organization we ask our #CannaSmackSquad to suggest charities to us.
This quarter you choose Feeding America — We donated $250.00.
We are so happy to be able to do this and thank everyone who helped do so by simply buying our products.