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Ready Response: How COVID-19 is impacting food security and community wellness
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Blog: Supporting food security during COVID-19
While COVID-19 continues to put pressure on our health care systems across the globe, we are all thankful that children seem to be spared from the worst symptoms of the virus. Many, however, aren’t immune from its subsequent effects—especially the threat of hunger. READ MORE
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The Kroger Company Zero Hunger/Zero Waste Foundation made a $3 million commitment to deploy hunger-relief resources to communities impacted by the coronavirus. This commitment will be spread between the foundation’s nonprofit partners Feeding America and No Kid Hungry, and will support local food banks as well as fund initiatives to ensure children still have access to nutritious meals when schools are closed.
The Walt Disney Company is donating food from its Disneyland parks to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County while the parks are closed. The company plans to donate excess dairy, fruit, vegetables, packaged goods, and banquet meals to the food bank, which is working to end hunger in the Orange County area.
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While social distancing is necessary to help limit the spread of the virus, anything that deters people from accessing group meals at senior centers or food banks puts low-income seniors in danger of malnutrition and hunger. Millions of them also typically cannot afford to stock up on food or supplies, and if they can, many need transportation assistance to and from grocery stores. READ MORE
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With coronavirus closing schools, here's how you can help food insecure children
The coronavirus pandemic is shutting down schools and parents are scrambling to find ways to feed their hungry kids. Charitable organizations are working to fill the gap, but they need your help. Here are a few organizations you can support. CNN
Food banks are seeing volunteers disappear and supplies evaporate as coronavirus fears mount
Food and cash donations have sharply decreased, even as the logistics of feeding the hungry have become more complex. Washington Post
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