Hello all ANIA Tristate chapter members,
As we say goodbye to the summer and welcome in the Fall, we are asking your help to fight hunger on Long Island while supporting your ANIA chapter.
This Saturday, 9/9/23, Long Island Cares is holding a food drive at local Stop & Shop across Long Island.
To volunteer for this, please click the link below. Please send us photos from the event of you and or any fellow ANIA members or family so we can showcase our local communities.
https://www.licares.org/events/volunteer-opportunities-stop-and-shop/
A few statistics
- Approximately 221,000 people on Long Island suffer from food insecurity– including 65,000 children
- 39% of food insecure people in Nassau County are not eligible for nutrition assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- 40% of food-insecure people in Suffolk County are not eligible for nutrition assistance programs.
Resource: Feeding America
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your photos.
Kind Regards,
Michele Burk
ANIA TriState President Elect