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Rockland Community Against Hunger
209 N Route 9W
Congers, NY 10920
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Welcome to ROCKLAND COMMUNITY AGAINST HUNGER
A collaboration to provide information, raise awareness, mobilize support, & educate the community about healthy food & nutrition.
Founded in 2011, the Rockland Community Against Hunger (RCAH) brings together a network of food pantries & feeding programs, the local Food Bank and local social services agencies. Our primary goal is to provide information about food sources and food-related services, raise awareness of hunger in Rockland County, mobilize support among public and private resources, and educate the community about food and nutrition.
Our Mission is simple: To do everything we can to make sure that no one in Rockland County goes hungry.
Who is the Face of Hunger?
- Hunger or “Food Insecurity” is defined as the lack of dependable access to enough food to sustain a healthy life. Imagine not knowing where your next meal is coming from!
- The USDA recently reported that 1 in 6 Americans struggle with hunger – including nearly 17 million children.
- People who are food insecure are often forced to choose between paying for food and everyday necessities such as rent or health care
- Children without adequate nutrition are more likely to have cognitive and behavioral development issues
MYTH: Rockland is affluent with few people who go hungry
- FACT: The majority of the people served are food insecure - they do not know where they will find their next meal
- FACT: 43,800 people are living below the poverty level in Rockland (1 out of 7) - that's up from 33,000 just 2 years ago - a 25% increase!
- FACT: Almost half of the people getting food do NOT qualify for federal nutrition programs and must rely on charitable food assistance
- FACT: The number of people asking for help is increasing each year, and includes the working poor and the middle class - people that never had to get food assistance before—the newly unemployed, the underemployed, and families that have at least one parent working.
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