TX Hunger Initiative/San Angelo

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Texas Hunger Initiative (THI) is a capacity-building collaborative project. The project seeks to develop and implement strategies to end hunger through policy, education, community organizing and community development. Their goal is to make Texas food secure by ensuring that every individual living in the state has access to three healthy meals a day, seven days a week by 2015.

In Texas 1.3 million people experience hunger daily. Almost 15% of all of its inhabitants are hungry or food insecure. Texas has the highest food insecurity rate among children in the nation. Many of the 3 million children in Texas who participate in the free lunch program through schools go without a meal on the weekends and when schools are closed for the summer.

The first step to alleviating hunger is to establish in every community Food Planning Associations (FPAs). FPAs will consist of community members interested in ending hunger in their communities. Each year FPAs will be focused on a specific goal and food security issue. FPAs meet as often as necessary, but at least monthly, and follow the Hunger Initiative strategic plan of making their community food secure.

Volunteers may serve:

1. Food Planning Association - develop plan to achieve Food Security by 2015 and during summer 2011 feed more children.
2. Food Service - prepare, transport, serve meals and deliver home food bags during the summer of 2011
3. Activities - develop and present recreational and educational activities for children at service site in the summer 2011
4. Assessment - determine and survey sites that provide meals/food for the hungry.