Food Insecurity and Waste

 Hundreds of thousands of Americans are hungry everyday and don't have access to a constant food supply. At the same time the U.S. wastes 108 billion pounds of food each year. It makes zero sense why people are going hungry when we are throwing away that much food. The food waste alone could almost solve food insecurity in the U.S. There is a company trying to tackle both problems, it's called Move for Hunger. They have volunteers around the states who will come and pick up any nonperishable foods from your house and bring them to a food bank at no cost.  If you are fortunate enough to have food security do your part by volunteering, donating, or spreading awareness. For more information check out moveforhunger! 

Websites: 

https://moveforhunger.org/about-us 

https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/our-approach/reduce-food-waste#:~:text=How%20much%20food%20waste%20is,food%20thrown%20away%20each%20year.

https://www.globalgiving.org/learn/how-much-would-it-cost-to-end-world-hunger/#:~:text=How%20much%20would%20it%20cost%20to%20end%20hunger%20in%20the,the%20US%20at%20%2425%20billion.