According to statistics from Feeding America, in the state of Colorado, 533,650 people are facing hunger - and of them 129,900 are children. This means that 1 in 11 people and 1 in 10 children face hunger in our state each day. Meanwhile ReFED, the national nonprofit working to cut food loss and waste, estimates that 30-40 percent of the food we produce as a nation goes uneaten each year.
Taya Jae talks with Co-Director Rita Mary Hennigan and Gleaning and Food Systems Coordinator Abbey Anderson from UpRoot Colorado about their partnerships with Local Farms to glean surplus food and distribute it across the state.
The Shepherd's Hand of Montrose served over 104,000 people last year. Cassie Knust talks to The Shepherd's Hand President Garey Martinez about why the organization started feeding people and the impact their organization has had on the hungry and houseless.
