Stories of Hope and Promise
Today’s story comes from Los Angeles and introduces us to Victoria. For nearly twenty years, Victoria has volunteered at Main Street Elementary School, helping distribute food to families in her community through the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s BackPack Program. She is not a celebrity, elected official, or corporate leader. She’s a parent who saw families around her struggling and decided to do something about it.
Community Highlights: Food Bank of Michigan
Food Secure Nation is proud to recognize the Food Bank Council of Michigan as our November Impact Partner. Today, more than 1.5 million Michiganders, including over 400,000 children, face food insecurity.
The Food Bank Council of Michigan leads a statewide network working every day to ensure families, seniors, veterans, and children have access to nutritious food and the opportunity to thrive.
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Most people spend down savings, cut household expenses, stretch food, rely on family and friends, postpone other needs, and make painful tradeoffs before seeking charitable food assistance.
Michael Flood: Now on Food Secure Nation
President and CEO of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Under his leadership, the Food Bank has expanded food distribution, strengthened nutrition initiatives, invested in public policy solutions, and built one of the largest hunger-relief networks in the United States.
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