In August Doldrums, Don't Forget to Help the Hungry
Donations to food banks tend to taper off in the summer, when people go away on vacation. But, hunger doesn't know the difference.
By Linda and Dick Kirschten, project coordinators for the Martin's Additions Food Project Typically, donations to food banks spike in the late fall/early winter, when the holiday season starts in full swing, and—unfortunately—they taper off during the summer, when many folks are away on vacation. But, as the Village of Martin’s Additions in Chevy Chase likes to remind us, “hunger knows no season.” In fact, as The Washington Post reported in late July, the Washington, DC, metropolitan region faces "a growing hunger crisis," as many middle-class families that have never needed emergency assistance now "find themselves at food pantries" seeking supplemental supplies, Lynn Brantley, president and chief executive of the Capital Area Food Bank…
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