Stop The Waste!

96 billion pounds of food are wasted each year

According to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we waste 96 billion pounds of food in America each year. That turns out to be:

263,013,699 pounds of food wasted each day...
10,958,904 pounds wasted each hour...
182,648 pounds wasted each minute...
3,044 pounds of food wasted in America each second!

36 million Americans live in poverty

Each day 36 million people in the United States have to struggle to get enough food. Nearly half of these people are children. A large number are elderly. But no matter who they are or where they live or why they are impoverished, there is no excuse for anyone to go hungry in America when so much food goes to waste!

You can help stop the waste!

Donate today to the Society of St. Andrew. Every penny you donate will prevent the waste of a serving of food and instead deliver it to a hungry American. Join with us to bridge the hunger gap in America.

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Hunger in America

For a number of reasons hunger in America is virtually invisible. When we think of a person in the U.S. who is hungry, we tend to think of an unkempt homeless person with a drug or alcohol problem. However, the truth is that hunger in America is pervasive. Every day there are American mothers who must choose between feeding their children or buying medicine or clothing for them. Every day, hard working Americans must struggle to get enough for their families to eat. Every day, parents must sacrifice nutrition for volume when feeding their families.