SOLVE HUNGER FEEDING AMERICA + PARTNER NAME | PARTNERSHIP DISCUSSION - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WE CAN

TOGETHER

SOLVE

HUNGER

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HUNGER IN AMERICA

42 Million

PEOPLE ARE FOOD INSECURE IN AMERICA

42M

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Map the Meal Gap

Provides critical information on food insecurity rates for every county and congressional district in the country— information only available through this study

Key Findings 2016:

• The average county-level food

insecurity rate is 14.7%.

• The highest food-insecure counties have

an average rate of 23%.

• Food-insecure households need on average an

additional $16.82 per person per week for food.

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THE POWER OF FEEDING AMERICA

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NATIONAL OFFICE

The Feeding America Network

46M

200

MEMBER FOOD BANKS

60K

FOOD PANTRIES AND MEAL PROGRAMS

AMERICANS

SERVED ANNUALLY

The Impact of the Feeding America Network

We serve

46 MILLION AMERICANS

annually, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors We provide

4 BILLION MEALS

each year to people in need We have

200 FOOD BANKS

in the Feeding America network We source and distribute

11 MEALS

for each $1 donated We source

1.25 BILLION POUNDS

• f fruits and vegetables

through the network

2 MILLION VOLUNTEERS

help carry out our vision for a hunger-free America

A More

Food-Secure Nation

What Sets Feeding America Apart?

NATIONAL OFFICE

• National vision and plan to achieve clear goals
• The leading hunger research organization
• Highly efficient use of resources by measuring

program outcomes and impact

• National reach and grantmaking allow for

strategic market focus and community impact

• Unmatched cause-marketing, branding and

communications capacity

• Unmatched national advocacy capacity
• Ability to scale anti-hunger activities
• Developing approaches to ending hunger

FOOD BANK NETWORK

• Reaches into every county in the U.S.
• Regional and local authority on hunger relief
• Rooted in local communities, immediately

connected to the people we serve and donors

• Deep opportunities for community engagement
• Tailored, responsive programs for agencies,

food-insecure people, volunteers and donors

The Feeding America Network Serves Every County in the U.S.

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MEETING THE NEED AND ENDING HUNGER

2025 Strategic Direction

Our Vision:

A Hunger-Free America

Our mission: To feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network

• f member food banks and engage
• ur country in the fight to end hunger

Our Goal

By 2025, Feeding America, in collaboration with our network and our partners, will ensure access to enough nutritious food for people struggling with hunger and make meaningful progress toward ending hunger.

What’s required to make real progress toward our vision of a hunger free America?

Increase the quantity and quality of meals to fill the gap Reduce the need / shrink the gap AND

Solve Hunger Today (More Nutritious Food) End Hunger Tomorrow (Fewer People Need Charitable Food Assistance)

Change Public Perceptions to Affect Change

2025 Strategy: Driving Outcomes that Contribute to Food Security

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