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Good business practice makes your donation go a long way

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Imagine having to choose whether you will feed your child dinner tonight or pay your utility bill.  Or imagine whether you will go to the grocery store at all or take them to the doctor.  Unfathomable?  Not for 2 million households in our own Land Of Plenty.  What is worse is that there has been a 46% increase of need since 2006.  That means 1 million more per week are being served.  Shocking?  Read more to find out how far a small donation can go thanks to the Feeding America program, previously known as Second Harvest.

Hunger effects more than the homeless

Not having enough funds to cover all of a families expenses isn’t just about working harder either.  An extensive study found that 36% of households served included one working adult. And 26% of adults served have attended college or a technical school.  They also found that hunger is not just affecting the homeless folks.  Some people have received instant payday loans or cash advance loans to get some food in between pay periods.

Here, in the “land of plenty” we have many hungry people.  To shock you further, 15.5 million of them are CHILDREN, and 3.4 million of them are SENIORS.  Those numbers are the real deal based on a study done in 2009.  Now, close your eyes and imagine it is your child, your parent or your niece.

The help of food banks

Small local food banks that network with Feeding America will benefit their patrons dramatically.  Consider taking $2 to the grocery store to buy canned goods for a local food collection.  Won’t buy you much right? That same $2 given to a Feeding America network food bank will provide dinner for someone in need for 2 weeks.

A full 97% of all funds received go directly to support hunger relief.  That means they only use 3% to cover executive expenses.  That is very efficient business operation.  You may go to their website and donate $25 which will feed a family of 4 for 2 weeks also.  Or encourage your local food banks to network with Feeding America in order to take their efforts and get huge results.

References:

www.feedingamerica.org

November 15, 2010 - Posted by | Ecomonics, Education, Finance, Home Life | , , , , , , ,

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