Utah Food Bank is hosting its 31st statewide food drive Saturday, asking residents to fill a sack with nonperishable foods for pickup early Saturday.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Food Bank is helping eradicate hunger with its 31st Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, one of the largest single-day food drives in the country.
Residents wanting to participate can place a bag of nonperishable food next to their mailbox by 9 a.m. on Saturday, and letter carriers will pick up the donations. Utah Food Bank volunteers will then sort the food and distribute it to partner organizations, that will then give the food to Utahns in need.
Donations to the drive are critical, especially as school ends and children are left without free and accessible meals, Bott said. With spiking inflation and a lack of housing affordability, families are struggling now more than ever to feed their children — in fact, 316,980 Utahns face hunger, and 93,050 of them are children,"The ripple effect of not eating has a huge impact on more than just a growly stomach.
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