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Hunger Action Month
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
In 2008, Feeding America network deemed September as Hunger Action Month (HAM) in an effort to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger nationally. Locally, around 42,000 people in our tri-county area lack access to enough nutritious food for an active, healthy life. Recognizing that hunger and food security is an issue for our community is an important piece of the Hunger Action Month Campaign work. This year, the Partnership for a Healthy Community HEAL Priority action team is working to coordinate some events, print media, and online media all dedicated to education about the hunger and health needs of our neighbors and actionable ways we can support these needs.
Hunger Action Month Events
To achieve awareness around hunger in our communities, we have planned a variety of events:
- Bridge Lighting - Orange for Hunger on September 1 (link to food drive info) - COMING SOON!
- Annual social media educational campaign on Facebook
- Wear Orange Day - September 10 Wear orange to promote awareness of hunger in our communities.
- Hunger Action Month Community toolkit (link) - COMING SOON!
- Proclamations by local city and county government - COMING SOON!
- Peoria City (link)
- Peoria County (link)
- Tazewell County (link)
- Woodford County (link)
- Nourish your Neighbor Food Drives with Kroger (event info, link) - COMING SOON!
- Tri-County Hunger Walk - September 28 (registration link) (flyer)
We invite you to take part - share information and participate in events during the month!
Donations
Monetary donations to support our local charitable food system can also be made by check payable to Tazewell County Health Department with Hunger Action Month on the memo line.
Donations can be mailed to:
Tazewell County Health Department
Attn: Hunger Action Month
21306 IL Rt 9
Tremont, IL 61568
Take Action
Organize a Food Drive and Volunteer
Other ways to take action during Hunger Action Month include connecting with your local food pantry and find out how you can get involved. You can find your local food pantry here: go.illinois.edu/FindFoodIL
Wear Orange day is September 10th. Share those ORANGE photos and other photos of how you are showing your support - maybe by volunteering or hosting other events. You may send your pictures to Erin Luckey at eluckey@woodfordcountyil.gov or share online using the hashtag #HungerActionMonth #LetsMoveTricounty #fallintoaction
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