SIOUX FALLS — This September Feeding South Dakota, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger Action Month is designed to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of the fact that 42 million Americans, including 13 million children, are food insecure, according to the USDA.
In South Dakota, more than 100,000 people struggle with hunger and may not know where they’ll find their next meal. That number includes one in six kids who may not have enough to eat.
September marks the 10th year the Feeding America network of food banks has organized this annual call to action and 10th year that Feeding South Dakota has participated in the Hunger Action Month movement. This year the campaign will focus on the strong connections between hunger and health.
The Hunger Action Month 2017 campaign asks people to consider how it must feel to live with an empty stomach, which puts a healthy life and a promising future at risk.
Hunger Action Day®, the second Thursday in September, is a day where efforts across the country are focused for greater impact.
This year, on Sept. 14, Feeding South Dakota asks supporters to share what they couldn’t do without adequate nutrition by writing on an empty paper plate, "On an empty stomach I can’t _____," and filling in the blank with something they couldn’t achieve without the nutrition we need to thrive. Residents are also encouraged to wear orange on this day, the official color of hunger.
Photos can be posted to social media with #HungerActionMonth, @FeedingSouthDakota and @FeedingAmerica to join the conversation.
Statewide, Gov. Dennis Daugaard has issued an Executive Proclamation to reflect that Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, is "Hunger Action Day" in South Dakota. This proclamation signifies the importance that hunger awareness has in all 66 counties in South Dakota and the support Governor Daugaard grants Feeding South Dakota to continue to feed those who are struggling with food insecurity.
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