In
September 2008, America’s Second Harvest® changed its
name to Feeding America™ . Feeding America, the nation’s largest
charitable hunger-relief organization, is a network of more than
200 member food banks and food-rescue organizations including the
Food Bank of South Jersey. Each year, the Feeding America network
provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income hungry
people in the United States, including more than 9 million children
and nearly 3 million seniors. Feeding America secures donations from
the food and grocery industries, government agencies, individuals
and other organizations. The organization then moves donated food
and grocery products through member food banks, including the Food
Bank of South Jersey, which ensures the safe storage and reliable
distribution of donated goods to local charitable agencies. Donations
are then provided to people in need at food pantries, soup kitchens,
youth programs, senior centers, and emergency shelters. Feeding America’s
new name aligns with its mission to provide food to Americans suffering
from hunger and directly conveys that the organization is providing
access to food for people who need it. In essence, “feeding” serves
as a double meaning—both
providing food to and enriching the lives of those in need.
In
September 2008, America’s Second Harvest® changed its
name to Feeding America™ . Feeding America, the nation’s largest
charitable hunger-relief organization, is a network of more than
200 member food banks and food-rescue organizations including the
Food Bank of South Jersey. Each year, the Feeding America network
provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income hungry
people in the United States, including more than 9 million children
and nearly 3 million seniors. Feeding America secures donations from
the food and grocery industries, government agencies, individuals
and other organizations. The organization then moves donated food
and grocery products through member food banks, including the Food
Bank of South Jersey, which ensures the safe storage and reliable
distribution of donated goods to local charitable agencies. Donations
are then provided to people in need at food pantries, soup kitchens,
youth programs, senior centers, and emergency shelters. Feeding America’s
new name aligns with its mission to provide food to Americans suffering
from hunger and directly conveys that the organization is providing
access to food for people who need it. In essence, “feeding” serves
as a double meaning—both
providing food to and enriching the lives of those in need.