Help fight hunger in America and get $5 in Kellogg's cereal coupons

It's time we stand united to feed our own. One in eight Americans are at risk of going hungry. More than 12 million children in America are at risk of hunger.

Each week four million Americans need help from Feeding America. Each year, Feeding America distributes more than 2 billion pounds of food and grocery products with the help of government partners and companies in the food and grocery industry.

September is Hunger Action Month. You can help fight a big problem in America by contributing. Give up something small - a latte is equal to nine meals.

Bob Dylan said, “It’s a tragedy that more than 35 million people in this country alone  –12 million of those children – often go to bed hungry and wake up each morning unsure of where their next meal is coming from. I join the good people of Feeding America in the hope that our efforts can bring some food security to people in need during this holiday season.”

Dylan will release a brand new album of holiday songs, Christmas In The Heart, on Tuesday, October 13. All of his U.S. royalties from sales of these recordings will be donated to Feeding America, providing four million meals to more than 1.4 million people in need in this country during the holidays.

 

You, too, can let your voice be heard. Take five minutes to write your Congressman, or 10 minutes to call them about hunger relief. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.

Every minute counts. Earn minutes for every action you take against hunger and help your community. You must be a registered advocate to take action and have your minutes applied to your local food bank. Food banks nationwide are competing to fight hunger at the community level. Food banks with the most accumulated volunteer minutes at the end of September will win a truckload of food from Kraft Foods.

Feeding America's mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks. They want to help our country in the fight to end hunger. Hungry families need fresh, nutritious food.

For every dollar you donate, Feeding America helps provide 10 pounds of food and grocery products to people facing hunger in America. Every dollar you give will be doubled by Kraft Foods. If you go to Kraft Foods and click on the Macaroni & Cheese, Kraft will donate a box to Feeding America. At the time of this story 772, 078 boxes of mac and cheese had been donated.

The Cheesecake Factory will Drive Out Hunger throughout the month of September. The Cheesecake Factory is crossing the nation via The ‘Drive Out Hunger’ Tour, visiting 30 cities in 30 days to collect cans of soup and raise awareness for local food banks.

Feeding America worked with Fortune Magazine in building a special four-page advertorial section entitled, “Who’s Feeding America?” The section is featured in the September 14 issue of Fortune on newstands now.

California Raisins has partnered with "Days of our Lives" actress and "The Biggest Loser" host Alison Sweeney to raise awareness about Feeding America's childhood hunger initiatives, including a Backpack Program. California raisin growers are donating a semi-truck load of raisin snack packs and $50,000 to support Feeding America.

Kellogg has teamed with Samantha Harris, correspondent and fill-in anchor of CBS’ The Insider, are helping food banks across the country that are challenged to keep up with the rising demand, an average increase of 30 percent in the need for food assistance, by announcing for a donation of $5 or more, you can get Kellogg’s® cereal coupons worth a total of $5. Over the past 10 years Kellogg has donated more than 224 million pounds of food to Feeding America.

Microsoft Corp. and Feeding America are joining forces to fight hunger in the United States through the “Browser for the Better” campaign. Every download of Windows Internet Explorer 8 from this site will lead to eight meals being donated to Feeding America. And for anyone upgrading from IE6 during September that will be doubled.

General Mills brand Hamburger Helper and Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Beyoncé for the Show Your Helping Hand campaign. Beyoncé is partnering with Hamburger Helper to help deliver more than 3.5 million meals to local food banks.

Post Shredded Wheat is partnering with Feeding America in providing “Bowls of Hope” to Americans across the country at risk of hunger. For every specially-marked box of Post Shredded Wheat, Feeding America will receive one bowl of cereal, for a total donation of up to 1.5 million boxes of product to be distributed to Americans in need.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Feeding America and Plant a Row for the Hungry have teamed up to ask Americans to take the GroGood pledge: Grow a garden for the greater good. During this year-long campaign, ScottsMiracle-Gro will donate $100,000, the equivalent of more than one million pounds of produce, to Feeding America.

Feeding America has been named beneficiary of two STOUFFER’S® programs this year - Let’s Fix Dinner and Dinner Club. Also, STOUFFER’S® is sponsoring our Dine In to Fight Childhood Hunger campaign.

STOUFFER’S will make a $10 donation to Feeding America for every 1,000 points donated through its Dinner Club program through December 31. The Dinner Club program is where consumers are urged to collect points for each STOUFFER’S® single-serve meal they purchase. Users can either use their points to bid on fun items, or donate them with each thirteen points equaling a donation of one meal to Feeding America.

As a mission to bring families together through dinner, STOUFFER’S had a Let’s Fix Dinner Challenge. For each family that signed up to take the Challenge through August 30, STOUFFER’S donated four meals to Feeding America. 

In an effort to engage the country, Hot Pockets® and Lean Pockets® are committed to donating One Million Meals to help support local food banks nationwide. This partnership will be promoted throughout the year with support on specialty marked packages, online and through local events.

Mott’s teamed up with Marcia Cross and Feeding America to launch the Mott’s Wake-Up Call program to wake up Americans to the issue of hunger in the United States while providing a million meals to families in need. By visiting Mott's, consumers can send a wake-up call from Marcia Cross to themselves, or to a friend, for free. For every call placed, Mott’s will donate one dollar to Feeding America. The wake-up call will be a message from Marcia Cross alerting folks to the statistics of hunger in America. 

The Biggest Loser and Feeding America have joined forces to support the Pound For Pound Challenge, which will help Americans lose weight while providing help to Americans struggling with hunger. For every pound lost and every seal received, General Mills will donate 10 cents to Feeding America. General Mills will contribute up to $775,000 to Feeding America, which will help secure millions of pounds of groceries for Americans in need.

Clothes Off Our Back hosts charity auctions showcasing today's hottest celebrity attire. Items are put up for bid to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's charities, including Feeding America.

The Pampered Chef has raised nearly $13 Million to support our network. As part of their "Round-Up from the Heart" campaign, cooking show guests are encouraged to "round-up" their orders to the next dollar or beyond. Money raised from these shows goes to the network member in that local area. Pampered Chef is also offering a special Round Up from the Heart Trivet. For every trivet sold, The Pampered Chef will contribute $2 to Feeding America.

Ruby Tuesday is supporting Feeding America through their “Cookies for a Cause” program. For every purchase of their gourmet, made to order cookies, Ruby Tuesday will make a donation to the local Feeding America Network Member.

Macy’s will launch “Come Together,” a community-centered campaign on September 13. You can a host dinner party in your home and request guests to pledge a donation to Feeding America in lieu of bringing a hostess gift. Macy’s will match all donations until they reach their goal of 10 million meals.

HOST: Macy’s customers can host a dinner party and donate the money raised online on the Come Together website at www.macys.com/cometogether. This website serves as a one-stop party planning destination featuring recipes, dinner party fashions, evites, themes, recommended playlists and other special content to create the perfect gathering.

GIVE: Customers can give $1 at the register at all Macy’s stores. Every $1 donated equals seven meals.

SHOP: Customers can Shop for a Cause on October 17 in Macy’s stores and online. 

A new star-studded TV commercial, dinner parties hosted by world-renowned chefs from Macy’s Culinary Council at select stores, and fashion nights will kick off the campaign. Macy’s will host the “World’s Largest Dinner Party” with a first course served at all Macy’s stores on Tuesday, September 15 at 6 p.m. local time.

Food banks need help to help Americans in need. But things could get worse, which is why your help is needed now.

“I think we are only seeing the beginning of it. It could be a hard winter.”

-Northeast Iowa Food Bank

“We're seeing some agencies close as a result of lack of funding. So far two large agencies have closed, and others are reporting teetering on the edge. We feel we haven't seen the bottom yet of the economic downturn, and while giving is up right now, we're very concerned about what will come several months down the road.”

-Food Lifeline