Can we tolerate 1 out of 8 Rhode Islanders not having enough food?
It's time to Hunger Down!
Rhode Island Community Foodbank
The economic recovery taking root in Rhode Island has
not reached thousands of low-income families who
rely on food programs to avoid hunger. Food insecurity
remains unacceptably high. A large portion of our population still doesn’t have reliable access to affordable, healthy food to feed their families. Poor nutrition continues to impair the health of our children and elderly.
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Since 2011, the No Kid Hungry network has helped bring more than 34 million additional meals to kids who need them and created ways to replicate that success throughout the country. In Rhode Island, the No Kid Hungry campaign is supporting expanding access to free meals in the summer and afterschool meals. The campaign is also empowering families with the skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare healthy, affordable meals through Cooking Matters.
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