No Thanksgiving for Some Central Floridians this Year?

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (USDA, ERS) reported that 48.8 million Americans, including 16.2 million children, are food insecure – meaning they lack consistent access to nutritious food. It is a sobering snapshot of the pervasiveness of hunger in our nation.

Florida, along with West Virginia and Alabama, showed the largest increase of people in need. According to the USDA report, approximately 7,520,000 Florida-based households are at risk for hunger every day.

Most of us will enjoy delicious home-cooked food with our families this weekend, but many of our neighbors are in danger of facing empty tables this Thanksgiving. As the PR agency for organizations like Second Harvest Food Bank and Seniors First, the Costa DeVault team has spoken with many families that have never had to rely on charity before. It’s heartbreaking.

Donations to anti-hunger programs are more important than ever during this holiday season. There are just a few days left until Thanksgiving and every dollar donated can help provide several meals to families facing hunger.

Nobody should have an empty plate on Thanksgiving – or ever.

To donate to a local anti-hunger program, visit:

• Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida — foodbankcentralflorida.org or 407-295-1066.
• Christian HELP: christianhelp.org or 407-834-4022.
• Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando: jfsorlando.org or 407-644-7593.
• Community Food & Outreach: communityfoodoutreach.org or 407-650-0774.
• HOPE Foundation: helpforthehomeless.net or 407-366-3422.
• Seniors First, Inc.: seniorsfirstinc.org or 407-292-0177.

This blog post originally appeared on CDe in 2010.

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