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Hunger Free America, a nonprofit organization, has launched a national outreach campaign to fight hunger in America.
In Californian households, 13.5 percent of all residents and 22.9 percent of children don’t always have access to enough food. As a result, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) operates a toll-free hotline connecting callers with emergency food providers in their communities, as well as nutritional assistance programs and other services that promote self-sufficiency.
During the summer months, the hotline also provides information about where children 18 years old or younger can receive free meals through a USDA program. In addition to the hotline, Hunger Free America launched hungervolunteer.org, a volunteer-matching website to mobilize individuals interested in the cause.
“Now everyone can get – or give – help,” Hunger Free America’s CEO Joel Berg said in a statement. “We are starting a national awareness campaign and want to make sure that people who need help can get it quickly and easily. We also want to make sure that all Americans can give back, by volunteering in ways that move beyond soup kitchen work to attack hunger at its root causes. ”
Callers can reach the hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (for Spanish), weekdays from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
