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WE CANTOGETHER

SOLVEHUNGER

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HUNGER INAMERICA

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42 MillionPEOPLE ARE

FOOD INSECUREIN AMERICA

42Mx

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Map the Meal Gap

Provides critical information on food insecurity rates for every county and congressional district in the country—information only available through this study

Key Findings 2016:

• The average county-level food

insecurity rate is 14.7%.

• The highest food-insecure counties have

an average rate of 23%.

• Food-insecure households need on average an

additional $16.82 per person per week for food.

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THE POWER OF FEEDING

AMERICA

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The Feeding America Network

46M200 MEMBERFOOD BANKS

60KFOOD PANTRIES AND MEAL PROGRAMS

AMERICANSSERVED ANNUALLY

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The Impact of the Feeding America Network

We serve

46 MILLION AMERICANS annually, including 12 million

children and 7 million seniors

We provide

4 BILLION MEALSeach year to people in need

We have

200 FOOD BANKSin the Feeding America network

We source and distribute

11 MEALSfor each $1 donated

We source

1.25 BILLION POUNDSof fruits and vegetables

through the network

2 MILLION VOLUNTEERShelp carry out our vision for a

hunger-free America

Source: Network Activity Report and Hunger in America 2014

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A More Food-Secure

Nation

What Sets Feeding America Apart? NATIONAL OFFICE

• National vision and plan to achieve clear goals

• The leading hunger research organization

• Highly efficient use of resources by measuring program outcomes and impact

• National reach and grantmaking allow for strategic market focus and community impact

• Unmatched cause-marketing, branding and communications capacity

• Unmatched national advocacy capacity

• Ability to scale anti-hunger activities

• Developing approaches to ending hunger

FOOD BANK NETWORK

• Reaches into every county in the U.S.

• Regional and local authority on hunger relief

• Rooted in local communities, immediately connected to the people we serve and donors

• Deep opportunities for community engagement

• Tailored, responsive programs for agencies, food-insecure people, volunteers and donors

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The Feeding America Network Serves Every County in the U.S.

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MEETING THE NEED AND

ENDING HUNGER

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2025 Strategic Direction

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Our Vision:A Hunger-Free America

Our mission: To feed America’s

hungry through a nationwide network

of member food banks and engage

our country in the fight to end hunger

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Our Goal

By 2025, Feeding America, in collaboration with our

network and our partners, will ensure access to enough

nutritious food for people struggling with hunger and

make meaningful progress toward ending hunger.

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What’s required to make real progress toward our vision of a hunger free America?

Increase the quantity and quality of meals to fill the gap

Reduce the need / shrink the gap

AND

Solve Hunger Today(More Nutritious Food)

End Hunger Tomorrow(Fewer People Need Charitable

Food Assistance)

Change Public Perceptions to Affect Change

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Vision

2025 GoalBy 2025, Feeding America, in collaboration with our network and our partners, will ensure access to enough

nutritious food for people struggling with hunger, and make meaningful progress toward ending hunger.

Increased access to

nutritious food

FEED EMPOWERNOURISH

A Hunger Free America

People facing hunger have reliable access to enough nutritious food

A Improved diet

quality

People facing hunger are supported in making healthy

choices

B Improved financial

securityC

People facing hunger experience improvements in financial security

UNITE

Increased public passion to end hungerD

People & partners are inspired to take action to help improve food security

Population-

Level IndicatorImproved food security

Strategic

Pillars &

Board

Outcomes

In clear terms,

the results we

hope to achieve

for the people

we serve

2025 Strategy: Driving Outcomes that Contribute to Food Security

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