It’s officially fall time and the holidays are near. What better way to celebrate than helping out your local community with a fall food drive?
Hunger exists in every town in the U.S. and every year millions of families struggle to put food on the table during the holidays. Your local food banks and pantries rely on donations to help feed people in your community. Food drives bring nonperishables directly to the shelves of food pantries and out of landfills. From cans of green beans to bags of rice, every single donation counts and helps someone in need.
This fall we’ve teamed up with a number of our multi-family properties for food drives with impact. By encouraging residents to donate their unwanted nonperishable goods, we’re able to turn food waste into meals.
Did you know that in Washington state alone over 800,000 people are facing hunger?
In the month of September they were able to do just that by collecting 3,457 lbs of food donations. This is over 2,800 meals given back to communities throughout Washington.
It doesn’t stop there! In the spirit of giving, a number of our communities are decorating their food donation stations and raising awareness for food insecurity to their residents in a creative way.
By hosting Thanksgiving food drives and encouraging residents to bring in meals for those in need, together, these amazing teams are impacting their local community in a positive way. Shoutout to Equity, Village Green, Student Quarters, AMLI, LivCor, Bell Partners, Mapletree, AVE, National Development, Dermot, and Paradigm for their efforts this fall season!
Want to join the fight against hunger and reduce food waste in your local community? Join our multi-family program, host a themed food drive, or discover other ways to give.
