Food banks all over the country are being hit with a huge increase in needy, hungry people and the food banks are feeling the pressure. Luckily, there are a lot of great organizations out there and people that are devoting their time and money to food banks knowing that this is going to be one of the hardest hit areas in this economy. When people have less and less money to pay even the most necessary bills to keep going, it seems like food is one of the things that it is just too hard to come by. Feeding America is the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Their network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.The Feeding America network secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually. So, if you live somewhere other than New Orleans and are in need of a food bank, go here and find one in your local area.
