America produces more than enough food for everyone. The hard work and ingenuity of people growing our food delivers plenty. We should save the food and resources that would otherwise be wasted and get it to the people who need it.
Food insecurity – the lack of reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious food – is common at colleges and universities across the country, potentially undermining the educational success of untold thousands of students.
Earlier today, a group of campus-based organizations released results from the nation’s most comprehensive survey to date on food insecurity on college campuses.
Our Hunger and Homelessness Campaign is chock full of events in April. Check out the full story to find out what happened and what's happening as we make a difference in the lives of those in need.
Hunger and Homelessness is collecting food and clothing donations for our National Day of Service on April 14th. Make a donation today! Stop by the MaryPIRG office, 3110 South Campus Dining Hall to drop it off.
Six volunteers for the Hunger and Homelessness campaign participated in a service event this past weekend that brought clothes, toys and other items to certain families for highly discounted prices.
Over 50 people played dead in Hornbake Plaza at 12:20 Thursday in order to raise awareness of global poverty issues. Among these demonstrators was a sign reading “10 million children die every year from hunger. Fight Hunger Today! Join MaryPIRG.”
