September is Hunger Action Month – a month where people all over America stand together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, including the Food Bank for Larimer County, to fight hunger. It’s safe to say that this year’s Hunger Action Month will be different than in years past due to COVID-19. It’s also safe to say that your help over the next 30 days and beyond will be critical to those impacted by the pandemic.
Here are just a few actions you can take to make a difference this month:
- Join us for The Taste!
That’s right, the Taste is happening this year – virtually. We have six extremely talented – and brave – chefs from some of your favorite local restaurants going head-to-head to see who can be most creative preparing a meal using ingredients found mostly at the Food Bank. Learn more and buy tickets here. - Make a difference in the community by volunteering at the Food Bank for Larimer County.
Volunteers are the heart of our organization. Every year, Food Bank volunteers generously contribute more than 60,000 hours of their time. These volunteers help us collect, sort, repack and distribute enough food to provide millions of meals every year.- Shift for all interests, ages, and abilities! Regular volunteer shifts include working in our no-cost markets, warehouses, kitchen, and offices.
- Organize a fund or food drive.
Community sponsored fund and food drives are vital to Food Bank operations. Contributions from businesses, schools, churches, community organizations and individuals generate thousands of meals for families, children and seniors each year.- Click here to start a FOOD drive.
- Click here to start a FUND drive.
- Plant It Forward by donating fresh veggies from your garden.
It’s easy to donate any of your extra vegetables from your backyard harvest and community members are invited and challenged to plant an extra row in their garden. - Advocate
Ending hunger requires an active partnership between individuals like you, service organizations, the private sector and the government. As a hunger-relief advocate, you can help us educate elected officials on the importance of hunger-relief programming. - Last but certainly not least, DONATE.
Every dollar donated to the Food Bank equals about two meals given to somebody that is hungry in our community.- Financial donation options include:
- Give a one-time donation,
- Become a Feeding us Forward donor by setting up a monthly donation,
- Give a gift of stock,
- Leave us a legacy gift
- Financial donation options include:
We’ve even created a Hunger Action Month BINGO-type calendar game so you can take action all month long.
Working together and taking action we can grow a healthy, hunger-free community.
