Hunger: we’re mmm mmm good

Hey HUNGER!

So this week we’ve been visiting sites (they’re all AWESOME) and we’ve been learning a whole lot more about our issue area. In the city of Boston 8.1% of all Massachusetts households are currently food insecure. That means that 8.1% of Bostonians can’t afford to buy enough nutritious food to live a healthy life.
It’s not just about having food – it’s about having the RIGHT KINDS of food. Massachusetts households are even more at risk this year for having to chose between paying rent and paying for food. Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts citizens will definitely need help to cover the basics this year since prices have gone up across the board, especially for our good foods – fresh vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains.
But that’s why organizations like Project Bread and The Greater Boston Food Bank are doing a great job at kicking hunger’s butt!
The Greater Boston Food Bank salvages and redistributes 30 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD and grocery products every year!
And Project Bread funds emergency food projects throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts every year. In addition, Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger takes place every year and this past year raised almost 4 million dollars to help feed the hungry! With organizations like this in place we’re on the right track to feeding the hungry.
Now go enjoy some ice cream – cause it’s summer and we LOVE food.

Your Food Lovers,
Danny & Steph

hhhmmm….Delicious

Hey FYstaff, FYCO’s, or FYSOPERS,

Hope everyone is having a great summer and we thought we give everyone a sneak preview of what is going on in the Community Service Center so far. So far, all the FYSOP coordinators are having a blast creating a fantastic schedule for all incoming FYSOPers. Hunger will obviously be the best issue area in comparison to the rest , cough cough.

Also we started working on our Education packets, which are going to be amazing and have already started learning many different facts about the hunger issue area as seen below. Imagine, by the time you finish reading this, 1 or 2 people have just died of hunger. We look forward to making this the best FYSOP EVER!!!!!!!!FYSOP 20!

Your Food Lovers,

Danny Arias and Steph Gonzalez

Mmm…Tasty

Hi everyone!!!

We hope that you are having a great summer, and we thought we would post a little update about the Hunger Issue Area for FYSOP 19. So far we are still in the planning stage, but we have already booked a few sites that we are really excited about!

Just to give you a taste (pun intended) of the fun in store for you in August, some of the places we are going include the Greater Boston Food Bank, the Long Island Farm and the West End Boys and Girls Club.

Keep checking back for more info on FYSOP Hunger, and we hope to see you soon!!!

Much hunger love,

Zhandra Ferreira and Hannah Cross

FYSOP Hunger Coordinators