This September, communities across America are committing to fight hunger during Hunger Action Month. With every action, we get one step closer to making hunger a thing of the past.
Not sure how to participate in Hunger Action Month? You can learn, commit and speak up with these six easy ways to get involved.
1. Join the fight to end hunger by learning the latest hunger facts
Some people believe that hunger isn’t an issue in America. But that simply isn’t true. Every county in the United States struggles with food insecurity. Learn about hunger in your community and the latest Map the Meal Gap data, and then sign up to stay informed about how you can help.
2. Go orange for Hunger Action Month
Put on your finest orange shirt, pants or accessories for Hunger Action Month and share a photo of yourself on social media. Tell others about the fight to end hunger using the hashtags #HungerActionMonth and #EndHungerNow. Need a little inspiration? Check out suggested tweets, Facebook and Instagram posts.
3. Start a Hunger Action Month fundraiser
Invite your friends and family to join in the fight to end hunger by donating to your local food bank or to Feeding America. Or, join our Hunger Action Month fundraiser and encourage some friendly competition with your friends and family for who can raise the most. There are plenty of other easy ways to fundraise, including starting a Facebook fundraiser.
4. Become a regular food bank or food pantry volunteer
Over half of all soup kitchens, food pantries, and meal programs in the Feeding America network rely on volunteer support. Spending a few hours each month volunteering can make an enormous difference for food banks and the families they serve. Pledge to volunteer, then find your local food bank and sign up!
5. Donate to Feeding America or your local food bank
Your donation to Feeding America or one of our member food banks keeps hunger relief programs across the country running smoothly. While donating food may seem like the best thing to do to help your local food bank, the Feeding America network of food banks can do even more with a monetary donation. Make a one-time or monthly donation in honor of Hunger Action Month.
6. Learn about the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
Stay up to date on Feeding America’s journey to the first White House Conference on Hunger, health and Nutrition in 50 years. During the conference, we will center the voices of people facing food insecurity, and, along with hunger relief leaders, develop solutions to end hunger by 2030.
7. Listen to Feeding America's podcast
Feeding America's "Elevating Voices, Ending Hunger" podcast brings together people who are changing the conversation around hunger and making a difference in their community every day. Learn more about the podcast, and then check it out on Apple or Spotify.
FAQs
Help Raise money to help end hunger
Help send food every time you sit down to eat. Use your phone to “share your meal” with someone in need. Empower your social network to fight hunger by creating a personal fundraiser on Facebook.
How can you help action against hunger? ›
Help Raise money to help end hunger
Help send food every time you sit down to eat. Use your phone to “share your meal” with someone in need. Empower your social network to fight hunger by creating a personal fundraiser on Facebook.
How can we help hunger awareness? ›
You can learn, commit and speak up with these six easy ways to get involved.
- Join the fight to end hunger by learning the latest hunger facts. ...
- Go orange for Hunger Action Month. ...
- Start a Hunger Action Month fundraiser. ...
- Become a regular food bank or food pantry volunteer. ...
- Donate to Feeding America or your local food bank.
Some potential approaches to addressing these issues include increasing access to food, improving agricultural productivity, strengthening a social safety net, promoting sustainable agriculture, reducing food waste, and addressing the root causes of hunger.
What to do against being hungry? ›
Top 10 Ways to Deal With Hunger
- Bulk up your meals. ...
- Cool off your appetite with soup. ...
- Crunch your appetite away with a big salad. ...
- Stay on course. ...
- An orange or grapefruit a day helps keep appetite away. ...
- Get milk (or other low-fat dairy foods). ...
- Have some fat with your carbs -- but not too much! ...
- Enjoy some soy.
Local food banks and pantries offer a wide variety of volunteer opportunities, many of which are kid-friendly. Get started by reaching out to your local food bank. Organize a community food drive: Work with your child's classroom or afterschool programs to start a food drive.
How can we reduce our hunger? ›
12 Science-Based Ways to Reduce Hunger and Appetite
- Eat protein.
- Eat fiber.
- Drink water.
- Choose solid foods.
- Eat mindfully.
- Eat slowly.
- Reduce plate size.
- Exercise.
So here are my top five tips to control hunger and curb your appetite:
- Use protein as a hunger-buster. ...
- Fill yourself up with watery, high-fiber foods. ...
- Exercise can help control hunger. ...
- Drink fluids to help you feel less hungry. ...
- Eating small, frequent meals can help curb your appetite.
- Keep our soils and water clean.
- Use less water.
- Know where your food comes from.
- Support local food producers.
- Pick ugly fruit and vegetables.
- Be a conscientious consumer.
- Understand food labelling.
Drinking plenty of water (you can also drink diluted juice or raw, organic apple cider vinegar if you're a beginner or want to feel more comfortable) will significantly reduce your hunger pangs and discomfort. If you feel hungry while fasting, just guzzle a half-gallon of water, and that hunger will be GONE instantly.
Reduce Food Waste & Food Loss
In high-income countries, 40% of food is wasted because people buy more food than they can consume. In low-income countries, where the vast majority of the world's hungriest people live, most food loss occurs during the early stages of growth, harvest and storage.
What helps you get hungry? ›
The following tips may help increase appetite and improve interest in eating:
- Get plenty of rest.
- Exercise lightly before meals to stimulate appetite. ...
- Select enjoyable foods and foods that have a pleasant aroma.
- Plan meals the day before eating them. ...
- Stay well hydrated. ...
- Aim for 6-8 small meals and snacks per day.
10 Ways to Help Others In Your Community
- Help your local food pantry. ...
- Give blood if you're able. ...
- Volunteer your time. ...
- Never leave children unsupervised in parked cars. ...
- Check on neighbors and family members, especially those who live alone, are elderly, have health or mobility issues or are caring for children.
The Root Causes of Global Hunger
Why? Interconnected issues of poverty, inequity, conflict, climate change, gender discrimination, and weak government and health systems all play a role in keeping nutritious food out of reach for millions of families around the world.
What is the Action Against Hunger? ›
Action Against Hunger (French: Action Contre La Faim - ACF) is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and provides communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
How to combat hunger in the US? ›
Strengthen and Modernize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Congress should ensure SNAP benefits are appropriately leveled, based on the Low-Cost Food Plan, for people to buy sufficient amounts of nutritious foods.
- Congress should improve the SNAP benefit-taper structure to reduce the “benefits cliff.”
When disasters destroy infrastructure and food supplies, when violence forces thousands to flee, or when drought disrupts food production, Action Against Hunger responds with food, cash, and other basic supplies to prevent hunger in the short-term and help communities build resilience against future emergencies.
