Yuma Community Food Bank joins Feeding America to help end hunger and raise awareness of food insecurity

Feeding America's Hunger Action month campaign encourages the community to help spread awareness of food insecurity and to end hunger

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma Community Food Bank joins Feeding America and other food banks for Hunger Action month to help end hunger and raise awareness for people experiencing food insecurity and are working to make an impact on hunger in communities and is asking for the public's support.

It is the 15th year that Feeding America has organized the call to action with 200 food banks along with the Yuma Community Food Bank and 60,000 partner food pantries and meal programs.

“Many people may not give a daily meal much thought. For people facing hunger, a daily meal is not as simple,” said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. “Instead, it becomes a different type of choice - an impossible decision between food or other crucial needs, such as electricity, childcare, or medicine. Nobody should be forced to make a choice to go hungry. With the public’s support, we can come together to help increase food access for all people, so they no longer have to make such tough decisions.” 

Here are ways people in Southwestern Arizona can get involved by learning, committing and speaking up about ending hunger:

• Spread the word by using:
  • #HungerActionMonth
  • #FeedYuma
  • @FeedingAmerica
  • FeedingAmerica.org/HungerActionMonth
• Take action by hosting a food drive where supplies and social media marketing will be provided at no cost.
• Go Orange on Hunger Action Day which is on September 23 where you can join the fight by wearing orange.

Hunger Action Month is meant to fight against hunger and the community can either help out by donating, advocating, volunteering or by raising awareness.