Hunger In The San Francisco Bay Area

About:

As the cost of living rises in the San Francisco Bay Area, more families are struggling to put nutritious food on the table. Residents in the Bay Area spend a little more than half of their household earned income on rent, leaving a small budget for food, utilities, and basic needs. Children from low-income families in the Bay Area rely on getting their next meal from subsidized school lunches. Students should look forward to going to school to learn, not for their next meal.

Beneath the surface of a malnourished child, basic body functions are facing the effects of hunger. Students who miss a meal or aren’t getting the proper nutrients from food have a hard time concentrating in class. The immune systems get weaker causing the child

to get sick, missing days of school. As a student falls behind amongst their peers it can lead to insecurity and the feeling of wanting to give up.

A recent statistic shows nearly 40% of the food in northern California is thrown away due to overproduction or not meeting the supermarket standards. A large amount of food do not make it to the shelves simply because of its aesthetic imperfections. The Let’s Eat Foundation wants to utilize this opportunity to work with grocers and farms in recovering unused food to distribute to low-income families.

Hunger is not just a stomach thing.

Please join the Let’s Eat Foundation movement, providing hungry families with nutritious food, one plate at a time.

Mission:

The mission of the Let’s Eat Foundation is to help local communities in need by delivering nutritious food to enjoy meals together at the table.