More than 50 million people turned to food banks—more than at any point in the last decade. In every community, people are working hard to feed their families. Each person is our neighbor. And each person deserves the nutritious food we all need to thrive.

It takes many hands—including yours—to ensure every person facing hunger gets the food they need. Wherever you are, you can do your part this Hunger Action Month.

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The purpose of this report is to better understand the response of Feeding America network food banks in addressing food insecurity among college students. As such, Feeding America and the Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC) collaborated to develop a set of evaluation priorities and several data collection tools to explore the landscape of college hunger services offered by member food banks in the Feeding America network. The first section of the report lays the foundation for the evaluation’s findings by highlighting the evaluation priorities, design, and data collection methods.

Download the report here: https://www.feedingamerica.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/Feeding%20America%20College%20Hunger%20Landscape%20-%20Full%20Report_October%202019.pdf

The Hunger in America study series is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive insight into charitable food distribution in the United States.

Hunger in AmericaHunger in America is a series of quadrennial studies that provide comprehensive demographic profiles of people seeking food assistance through the charitable sector and an in-depth analysis of the partner agencies in the Feeding America network that provide this assistance. It is the largest study of its kind. The data collected through the Hunger in America studies help guide the development of programs and solutions that improve food security for individuals and their households and inform public policy and support for solving hunger in America.

Hunger in America 2014 is the sixth and most comprehensive study undertaken. The 2014 study reveals that each year, the Feeding America network of food banks provides service to 46.5 million people in need across the United States, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors. Through a network of 58,000 pantries, meal service programs, and other charitable food programs, the Feeding America network reaches people in need in every community across the U.S.

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