South Florida Community Welcomes New Food Resource, Feed A Need Inc., In Response To Persistent Food Insecurity
Feed A Need, Inc. Contacts: Trudy Edwards, Executive Director 754.581.2306, tedwards@feedaneedmiami.org Jennifer Wescott, Marketing & Public Relations 786.247.3612, jwescott@feedaneedmiami.org
Online, November 7, 2013 (Newswire.com) - - As hunger-relief organizations continue to look for new ways to serve an increasing number of local families who need help putting food on their tables, a new organization has formed to address the food insecurity issues in Miami-Dade County. Feed A Need, Inc., based in Miami Gardens, is a nonprofit organization providing food and complementary supportive services to help people achieve food security.
According to the 2013 Map The Meal Gap study, Miami-Dade County currently has the highest level of food insecurity in South Florida, at a shocking 17.8%. More than 441,000 people - 150,000 of whom are children - are food insecure; 74% of these families are currently relying solely on food stamps to feed their families.
On Nov. 16 from 9:00 a.m. to noon, seeking to help make up for the impact of the recent decreases in the SNAP (food stamp) program, Feed A Need volunteers and the Board of Directors-all of whom have previous charitable food distribution experience-will distribute food to participating hunger-relief agencies. Food to be distributed will include shelf-stable staples such as beans, rice, canned fruits and vegetables, soups and more.
"We are very excited and humbled to be able to bring this resource to Miami-Dade County," said Edwards. "The community is so appreciative of what we are trying to do to help families experiencing food insecurity."
For more information about Feed A Need, Inc., please contact Trudy Edwards, Executive Director, at tedwards@feedaneedmiami.org or 754.581.2306.
ABOUT FEED A NEED, INC.
Feed A Need, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides food and complementary supportive services to help people achieve food security. Feed A Need works to reduce hunger and food insecurity by providing food to people in need through partnerships with organizations and individuals. Despite not having a warehouse facility of its own, nearly 30 thousand pounds of food has been distributed within the community since its inception in April 2013. For more information about Feed A Need, Inc., visit www.feedaneedmiami.org or call 754.581.2306. Visit us on Facebook.com/FeedANeedMiami and follow us at Twitter.com/FeedANeedMiami.
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