Perhaps they've been victimized by layoffs or other life events beyond their control. Often they've already used up what little savings they have before asking for help. Many normally earn too much money to even consider needing public assistance. But they're still hungry. In our area alone, some time during a year, over 80,000 individuals rely on food supplied by The Food Bank for their next meal.
Half are children.
That's 40,000 hungry children. In fact, only four states have a higher percent of children living in poverty than Tennessee. There's no shortage of food. And tragically no shortage of hungry people. The answer is bringing them together.