Susie Madrak, Crooks & Liars: For This Thanksgiving, Far Too Many Americans Will Go Hungry.

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For This Thanksgiving, Far Too Many Americans Will Go Hungry.
By Susie Madrak Monday Nov 23, 2009 5:00pm

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/thanksgiving-far-too-many-americans-w

My landlady told me a few days ago how surprised she was to hear an interview on the local NPR station with two families from our neighborhood, who were some of the 100 local families using a local church's food bank. When I saw her the next day, she said she'd mentioned the story to a friend who belongs to that church, and the friend told her the story was wrong: There are actually 200 families using the food bank.

I'm going to go through my cabinets and see what I can spare. In the meantime, I thought I'd remind readers how many of our neighbors are struggling through these desperate times. If you can still afford to give anything, please go through your cupboards and donate this week to your local food bank.

If you don't know of one, you can look for them here. You can also contact them if you need help for yourself or your family (in many states, you can also call 211 to see what services are available):

Feeding America: http://feedingamerica.org/default.aspx?show_shov=1/

Pantry Net: http://www.pantrynet.org/ZipCalc.asp

Angel Food Ministries: http://www.angelfoodministries.com/about/how_it_works.asp

Foodpantries.org: http://foodpantries.org/

The Harry Chapin Food Bank: http://www.harrychapinfoodbank.org/ (Northwest Florida)

The Chester County Food Bank: http://chestercountyfoodbank.org/get-help.html (PA)

New York State Regional Food Banks: http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/nutrition/hpnap/regional_foodbank_map.htm

Food Bank NYC: http://www.foodbanknyc.org/go/how-you-can-help

Northern Illinois Food Bank: http://www.northernilfoodbank.org/menu-top-gethelp-getfood.asp

North Texas Food Bank: http://www.ntfb.org/ma_find.cfm

There are, of course, thousands more food banks around the country. If you know of one you'd like to recommend, please leave a link in the comments.

Based on your votes on Twitter, and with the support of the YouTube Community, the LA Regional Food Bank has received the funds to acquire and distribute 10,000 pounds of food. That's over 7,900 meals or over 1,900 families helped.

"The Uncultured Project" is not a charity. It's the documenting of my journey to help others - one difference at a time. For more information check out my videos at:

http://youtube.com/UP

You can donate if you want at:

http://uncultured.com/donations

Right now funds for my Operating & Equipment Fund are the most needed as I'm trying to save up for a replacement laptop and camcorder which I hope to take back with me to Bangladesh.

Special Thanks To:

Patrick Clinger (Donation & Logistical Support)
( http://proboards.com )

Michael Aranda (Donation, Logistics, Music, & More)
( http://youtube.com/MichaelAranda)

IPower Community (Donation)
( http://youtube.com/IPowerChannel)

Rachael, Thad & Katie (Donations)

Elgato (Video Encoding Hardware)
( http://www.elgato.com )

CoreMelt (Video Stabilization Software)
( http://www.coremelt.com)

Carmen & Volunteers of the Holy Cross Food Pantry

LA Regional Food Bank & It's Kind Staff
( http://lafoodbank.com )

With Extra Thanks to Julie Flynn at the LA Food Bank

Full Disclosure: Michael Aranda's donation is still pending to the LA Food Bank. All other donations are in the LA Food Bank's possession at time of upload. This note will be removed once all transfers are complete.
Category: Nonprofits & Activism

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