How America is Pledging to End Hunger

Just a few months ago we wrote about Share Our Strength, an organization that has seen that the multi-layered epidemic of childhood hunger. They saw the harsh reality that hunger affects 13.4 million American children and they stood up to do something about it. About three months ago they launched Pledge to End Hunger, an initiative that brought the epidemic of hunger to us and asked us what we were going to do about it. They asked us to give, volunteer, or share the word of Pledge to End Hunger and in just three months, the work that they have accomplished is astronomical.

Pledge to End Hunger has teamed up with Hum Office and Tyson Foods to successfully bring semi trucks of foods to food banks to cities all over the country.

Tyson Foods has donated more than 54 million pounds of chicken, beef, and pork–enough for approximately 216 million meals–to food banks and agencies serving local communities all around the country!

Tyson Team Members in more than 50 communities across the country have started a fund-raising program called Powering the Spirit and have raised more than $150,000 for the fight against hunger in partnership with Share Our Strength. They have also engaged high school students to help collect food for local food banks in partnership with America’s Second Harvest–the Nation’s Food Bank Network. They have teamed up with Lift Up America as well as professional and college sports teams to donate protein and bring hope to the less fortunate. Tyson has also been a first-responder on the scene with much needed protein in the aftermath of a natural disaster or other major crisis as part of their Disaster Relief. Finally, they have collaborated with organizations such as League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), as well as colleges and universities associated with Tyson’s own Executive Diversity Business Council to fight hunger in communities across the country.

Pledge to End Hunger has certainly accomplished so much and has helped countless communities and families. Help support Pledge to End Hunger and spread the word about their cause and help other communities and families all across the country in need. Visit Pledge to End Hunger to give, volunteer, or share and you can even spread the word through Twitter using hashtag #HUNGERPLEDGE and also be sure to follow WomanTribune on Twitter, we’ll be tweeting some helpful information on Pledge to End Hunger as well as other great initiatives you won’t want to miss!