Ari Food Bank

Sad Facts About Hunger

22% of kids are hunger insecure in New Mexico Compared to 18.5% nationally, as well as 15.2% of adults in NM compared to 13.5% nationally.

In New Mexico, 321,370 people are facing hunger, and of them 100,420 are children, with them being 1 in 7 adults and 1 in 5 children.

For hunger insecure children in NM, children skip about 44% of meals monthly, more than 1/3 of the students reported having to choose between paying bills or getting groceries at least once, and 1 in 5 students reported that hunger regularly affected their grades or ability to concentrate.

Sources

• Map the Meal Gap
• What Hunger Looks Like in America
• New Mexico Hunger

Donate - Real Nonprofits

I want to help donate food to people that dont have it and are suffering including children and adults. Since this is a fictional nonprofit, you can donate to one of the real ones below.

• Roadrunner Food Bank
• To provide nourishing food to New Mexicans through vibrant community partnerships and passionate public and private support.
• The Storehouse New Mexico
• To help New Mexicans solve their food insecurities regardless of race, faith, age, gender, or disability.
• Salvation Army - Food Pantry
• The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.