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Hunger Action Month,  recognized by Feeding America and food banks across the country every September, is the perfect time to renew your commitment to fighting hunger (or make a new one!). The goal of this month-long campaign is to raise awareness of hunger in our country and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved in the effort to fight it.

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This September, we invite you to learn more about the issue of hunger in our community, as well as share your support for and get more involved with the Food Bank’s mission. Check out our suggestions below for how you can take action and make a real difference to help your neighbors.

Make sure to subscribe to our email list if you aren’t already, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram to stay in the know!

Roll up your sleeves and sign up for a volunteer shift with the Food Bank! From sorting and repacking donated food, preparing meals in the kitchen, supporting food distributions, and more, there are a variety of opportunities for you – as well as your friends and family – to choose from.

First-timer? Check out our Volunteer FAQs and visit our Volunteer page for more information!

• Become a monthly donor or make a one-time gift in honor of Hunger Action Month! Every dollar you give helps provide up to $9 worth of food to Northeast Ohioans facing hunger.
• Start a Virtual Food Drive for a fun, interactive way to raise funds to feed our neighbors! Spending $1 on a can of food can secure one small meal, but the Food Bank can stretch each dollar donated to help provide 3 nutritious meals!

Take action NOW and tell your members of Congress to come together to provide support for those facing hunger and strengthen critical anti-hunger programs like SNAP in the upcoming Farm Bill. This includes:

• Protecting the ability to update SNAP benefit levels every five years through the Thrifty Food Plan to reflect inflation adjustments, modern dietary recommendations, evolving food consumption patterns and preparation methods, and constraints of time-strapped working families.
• Strengthening SNAP's purchasing power so that benefits align with grocery prices and provides adequate support during tough economic times.
• Reauthorizing and doubling annual mandatory funding for TEFAP food purchases to help food banks address the perfect storm of decreased food donations, increased food purchase and transportation costs, and continued higher demand.
• Increasing annual funding for TEFAP storage and distribution to $200 million to help food banks offset the rising costs of storing, transporting and distributing nutritious foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Reauthorizing and streamlining reporting for the CSFP program, which provides food to over 700,000 low-income seniors each year.

Don’t forget to GO ORANGE for Hunger Action Day on Tuesday, September 10! Snap a pic and share your support on social media using the #HungerActionMonth & #WeFeedCLE hashtags!

We also invite you to join the Food Bank’s Advocacy Network. You’ll get alerts when we need you to raise your voice and help us reach out to legislators about the importance of hunger relief programs.

Other Ways to Get Involved

Join us on Monday, September 16th, for our annual Taste of the Browns Fundraiser at Browns Stadium!

Support the Food Bank by supporting one of our community partners. Check out our Cause-Related Marketing page for current campaigns.

Tell us why fighting hunger is important to you. Take our Supporter Survey!

Can you make the kinds of tough choices our neighbors face every month and stretch your budget enough to make ends meet? Take our Tough Choices Quiz to find out by putting yourself in the shoes of a low-income family. 

Facebook Fundraisers are a great way to put the FUN in fundraising and bring people together to make a difference for our neighbors struggling with hunger. Start a Facebook Fundraiser to support the Food Bank today!