According to Feeding America, more than 1 in 5 Latinos face food insecurity and 1 in 4 Latino children live in food insecure households. HF’s hunger relief effort focuses on boosting food support to families across the country and Puerto Rico. Each year more than 85,000 pounds of food are distributed to families in those areas.
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Lucha Contra El Hambre is HF’s hunger relief effort focused on boosting food support to families throughout New York, Florida, and Illinois. Through decades of experience, HF is well-versed in providing hunger relief in a time of on-going need and will continue to develop its unique reach into Latino neighborhoods.
Since its inception in 2011, the program has provided more than 1,250,000 fresh, healthy and culturally-responsive meals to Latinos in New York alone through our network of 71 non-profit member organizations across the city.
If you’re a community member in need of food support in New York, Illinois, or Florida, contact 1-866-HF AYUDA (866-432-9832).
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Since 2017’s Hurricane Maria, HF has consistently provided emergency hunger relief in the aftermath of disasters, seeking ways to reach communities faster and more efficiently. In 2023, HF piloted a new preparedness program in 20 municipalities to stock 23 community kitchens with a three-day emergency supply of nonperishable food. These community-managed kitchens that provide hot meals after disasters committed to store the food through the end of hurricane season, only to be used in case of emergency. If a hurricane or other natural disaster occurs at that time, they will be able to immediately begin feeding survivors without waiting for outside help to arrive.
If you’re a community member in need of food support in Puerto Rico, contact us by emailing prinfo@hispanicfederation.org or calling 1-866-HF AYUDA (866-432-9832).
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