The 14th annual Feed the Need Food Drive is getting underway throughout the region. According to Harvesters, over 10 percent of the region s population lives in poverty. To help meet the area s needs, elected officials, employees and residents of cities and counties in the Kansas City metropolitan area have been invited to participate in the Feed the Need drive. Each participating government will sponsor a local food drive to be held at their city hall, courthouse or other locations. Donations will go either to Harvesters or local pantries chosen by the participating governments.
Local governments have the opportunity to choose their own food drive dates throughout the summer.
This allows the cities and counties flexibility in scheduling their food drive, as well as allowing pantries to receive food more consistently throughout the summer. Since its start in 1987, Feed the Need has set a new record each year. This year s goal is a 20 percent increase over last year s total collection. The drive is one of the five largest food drives held in metropolitan Kansas City annually. Mid-America Regional Council sponsors the Feed the Need Food Drive in cooperation with Harvesters the Community Food Network.