Join the movement to end hunger and homelessness

No one should have to worry about whether they will have food on their plate or a roof over their head. 

As the holidays approach, people take time to consider what they’re thankful for and many choose to donate some of their time, attention, and resources to others. In that spirit of giving, each year the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness sponsor Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week during the week prior to Thanksgiving.
 
EVERY PERSON DESERVES TO LIVE without worry whether they’ll have food on their plate or a roof over their head. But instead, far too many people are forced to make hard choices between paying for food, housing, and other critical expenses.
 
In the United States

• More than 49 million Americans are at risk of suffering from hunger.
• Each year, 3.5 million people end up sleeping in parks, under bridges, in shelters, or in cars.
• More than 1 in 5 children lives in poverty

 
Worldwide

• 795 million people, or 1 in 9 people in the world, do not have enough to eat.
• 896 million people love on $1.90 a day or less.
• Every 10 seconds, a child dies of a hunger-related disease.

 
Join together to fight poverty

As a society, we have the resources and knowledge to end hunger and homelessness, we just need the collective will to make these ideas a reality.
 
Nov. 12-20, 2016: Join together with people across the country for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. You can lend a hand to those in immediate need, while also supporting long-term solutions.
 
What you can do

• Volunteer. Pitch in at your area food bank or shelter.
• Donate. Support local programs with food, clothing, and money.
• Educate. Raise awareness about hunger and homelessness in your community.

 
Learn more about how to help @ HHWEEK.ORG