With COVID-19 continuing to spread and millions of Americans still out of work, one of the nation’s most urgent problems has only grown worse: hunger.
Nearly 1 in 4 households have experienced food insecurity this year.
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Edafio Technology Partners has decided to step up to help combat food insecurity across the nation by launching a virtual food drive encouraging its staff, friends, and family to donate to Feeding America.
Supporting our neighbors and doing our part to ensure the basic necessities are met – now is the time to mobilize to ensure families have food on the table.
During a season that is traditionally filled with festive gatherings and holiday feasts, the pandemic has disrupted many people’s lives, making the need for food assistance continue to climb at an extraordinary rate.
Donating to the largest charitable food assistance network that works with 200 food banks and 60,000 food partners, we feel it makes the most sense to partner with an organization that can allocate the funds to areas where food is needed most in the safest manner.
Before the pandemic, there were already 37 million people in America facing hunger, which translates to about one in nine Americans. With school closures and a sudden historic increase in unemployment, that number will skyrocket, adding approximately 17 million more to the food insecure, about 54 million people.
Our commitment to serving others runs throughout our core values; contributing to our communities is key to the Edafio culture and strategy.
We want to be a great neighbor in the communities where we live and work. Knowing that every dollar raised will go toward feeding people in our communities across the country is the best example of holiday giving.
Melissa Swann
In the spirit of the Edafio’s proud tradition of community service, we are calling on you to join us in meeting this challenge. This is a grassroots effort as its success relies entirely on concerned and caring people like you.
Between now and January 20, 2021, help food banks feed families in need by donating to the Edafio Virtual Food Drive: https://teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participant/Edafio and meet our goal of $5,000.
Together, we will help keep America healthy and hunger-free.
Learn more about hunger in America: https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america
For more information contact Melissa Swann at [email protected].
