November 24 – Occupy the Hood Food Drive!

First, some numbers:

In 2007, there were 36.2 million people in the U.S. (12.2%) living in food-insecure households, with the highest prevalence  among Blacks (22.0%), Latinos (22.3%), people in households with children under 6 years of age (17.7%), and single-mother households (30.4%).  In 2010, that number went up to 48.8 million.    In 2010, 4.8 percent of all U.S. households (5.6 million households) accessed emergency food from a food pantry one or more times, with nearly half of those households having to choose between paying for utilities or heating fuel and food.

This Thanksgiving, Occupy the Hood will be continuing their winter food drive, bringing food and staples to needy families across Boston.  Bring your canned vegetables, fruits, rice, whole grain cereal, granola bars, peanut butter, beans, pasta, macaroni and cheese, canned tuna, pancake mix, baby food, tomato sauce, dried/canned soups, oatmeal/cream of wheat, and help support families in need.

Help feed the Hood!   Bring your canned good and dry donations to the following daily drop-off locations:

• MAMLEO, 61 Columbia Rd. (corner of Columbia Rd. & Seaver St.) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• 201 River St. Mattapan, MA, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Canned food is good — turkeys are even better!   Your donations will go to support the purchase of high-quality goods for families in need.   To donate to support this effort, visit www.blackstonian.org

Food drive is ongoing!   To get involved, contact 617-297-7721 or email occupythehoodboston@gmail.com