Get Involved - has information about a number of ways that you can learn about and join efforts to end hunger: through donations, volunteer work, advocacy, public education, or a unique community-based method of finding and linking the unique skills of local community residents (Asset-Based Community Development).

What Business, Industry, and Foundations Can Do

Goals:

1. Improve the quality of life in tile Sacramento community.
2. Broaden tile base of support available to meet basic human needs.
3. Reduce tile future costs of impaired or delayed physical and psychological development, reduced productivity, and increased health care needs for hungry children and adults.

Reccommended Actions:

• Donate funds and food:
  • Organize special collection activities within the business/industry or in the community.
  • Coordinate with other business/industry groups and professional associates to organize a fund/food drive.
• Donate equipment, space, expertise and other resources needed to expand and enhance services of the public and private food networks:
  • Provide refrigerators, freezers, cooking equipment and storage space for emergency food providers, schools, and/or individuals.
  • Assist with transportation needs.
  • Help design and establish a computer network for providers.
  • Volunteer fundraising/management/training expertise to programs.
• Encourage the donation of leftover food that meets food safety standards.
• Encourage and support the participation of individual employees in food programs and other anti-hunger activities.
• Urge mayors, city council members, county supervisors, and state and federal lawmakers to support legislation which addresses food and nutrition needs and increases the potential for contributions and support from business and industry.

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