Food Relief

Resources in this category:

America's Second Harvest
http://www.secondharvest.org/

This site tackles the issue of hunger in America through a three-pronged approach: give help, get informed, and go local. Locations of local food banks, news that affects hunger and poverty in the United States, and ways to make donations can all be found here. On the homepage there is also a "Food Waste Counter" that is a running tally of the amount of food wasted in America. A list of informative related links is also available. Available in English and Spanish.

Arab American and Chaldean Council
http://www.arabacc.org/social_services.html

This Michigan-based family services institution serves the Middle Eastern Community with services such as emergency food service, translation and interpretation, family and job counseling and many more.

Bread for the World
http://www.bread.org/

"Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers." This site includes news and statistics relevant to world hunger issues, as well as information on contacting legislators.

Food Research and Action Center
http://www.frac.org/

"Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country." This site includes current news and analyses of hunger issues, lists federal food aid programs, and information on the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger in America.

Global Impact
http://www.charity.org/

Global Impact is a federation of America's leading international humanitarian agencies. "Each year, Global Impact and it's member agencies touch over 206 million lives in virtually every developing country through disaster relief, education, health training and economic programs that promote self-sufficiency."

Hunger Plus, Inc.
http://www.hungerplus.org/

This is the online home of an organization that has these three points in its mission statement: "Raise public awareness of hunger and its causes, promote cooperation to solve both emergency and long-term hunger problems, and equip people to feed themselves and encourage them to help others." There is a newsletter, a list of projects that the organization currently supports, and success stories of past projects from around the world.

Jewish Family Service Emergency Services
http://www.jfsseattle.org/emergency.html

This site provides information on emergency food service, specializing in kosher food. This Seattle, Washington site serves Jewish people in any location and provides service for any people within the surrounding three zip codes.

Plant a Row for the Hungry
http://www.gardenwriters.org/Par/

This site by the Garden Writers Association contains information about the grassroots program, Plant A Row. Gardening writers across the U.S. work in coordination with local emergency food services to encourage local gardeners to 'plant a row' to help alleviate hunger.