2011-2012 Leadership Team
Stop Hunger Now
On Feb. 19, 2011, the University of Richmond hosted its first Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event. A dedicated leadership team of students, faculty, and staff came together in September 2010 to begin planning for a campus-wide service event. Their hard work culminated in $5,000 raised and 20,000 meals packaged in less than three hours by 101 volunteers representing more than 10 campus organizations. The meals from this event were shipped to school in Orissa, India. The hot meals will encourage families to send their children, especially girls, to school.
Local Statistics:
• 8.6% of Virginian households faced food insecurity in 2006-8. (USDA, Economic Research Report, Nov 2009)
• The Poverty rate in Richmond is 21.4%
• 550,000 people in VA receiving food assistance in 2009 (Times-Dispatch)
• 18% increase in food stamp use in Richmond in 2009 (times-dispatch)
• Richmond-area localities seeing more than 40% increases in 2009 (times-dispatch
• Since 1999, participation in free and reduced price school lunch programs has risen over 60% in VA
• Only 18% of children receiving free or reduced price school lunches during the school year participate in summer meal programs (Times-Dispatch)
For more information about Hunger Relief and Prevention, visit the following websites:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Monetary contributions can be made through BannerWeb or at the table in the Commons Nov 14-17.
News Coverage
Stop Hunger Now program to come to UR Feb. 19 (The Collegian)
Event to produce 20,000 meals for starving children (The Collegian)
Interested in volunteering locally to alleviate hunger?
Here are some suggestions:
FeedMore/Central Virginia Food Bank
Freedom House – The Conrad Center
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Food Pantry
William Byrd Community House Urban Farmlet: Contact Kim Dean at kimberly.dean@richmond.edu