Every day The Salvation Army helps cure hunger by providing nutritious meals to neighbors in need. An additional 6. Find a Food Pantry Near You. By supplying free fresh produce, canned goods, and healthy frozen items, our food pantries provide valuable meal supplementation while helping those in need maintain their independence and dignity. See how the Hobbs Corps Community Center Food Pantry helps low-income and temporarily disadvantaged clients escape food insecurity.
From sit-down programs that provide nutritious hot meals and valuable human interaction, to mobile meals delivering sustenance to those who cannot reach a food distribution center, to feeding programs across our hundreds of shelters and residential facilities, we help the most vulnerable members of society escape the daily burdens of food insecurity. Each Salvation Army community garden provides a no-cost, renewable source of produce as well as vital work structure for those involved in the cultivation and care of the food.
These sustainable programs present a viable long-term solution to chronic food insecurity while offering educational opportunities for children and adults alike. Someone with food insecurity experiences a disruption of their food intake or eating patterns because of a lack of money and other resources.
According to a study by the United States Department of Agriculture USDA , households with very low food security reported the following conditions in the annual food security survey:. In providing its hunger relief programs and services, The Salvation Army is committed to accommodating all those in need without unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic in accordance with our capacity to help.
This includes help for homeless people of all ages as well as individuals and families in need of extra assistance. In addition to addressing the immediate symptoms of food insecurity, our programs are designed to help identify and treat its root cause.
