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Ramar Moving Systems Finds a Creative Solution to Host Annual Food Drive During Pandemic

December 3, 2020

Even when the pandemic happens and doors are shutting all around them, Ramar Moving Systems, Inc, a United agent, continues to push forward. The moving company based out of Frederick, Maryland has been hosting an annual food drive for the past several years. Because the pandemic has turned everything upside down, they decided not to host a food drive this year out of an abundance of caution. Instead, they purchased $1,000 worth of food to the fight against hunger. The donation bought them 750 pounds of food (625 meals) which was then donated to the Frederick Rescue Mission. 

There are 22,000 people in Frederick County that considered food insecure. Due to the pandemic, that number is expected to rise nearly 50% leaving over 50 million Americans struggling to put food on the table. 

Ramar has chipped away at the number in their local community by transporting over 6,000 lbs of food since they joined Move For Hunger back in 2012. As a long-standing member of Move For Hunger, we appreciate all that they do and their commitment to the cause. 

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Inflation & food insecurity are on the rise

Cuts to SNAP benefits and inflation have had a devastating economic impact and filled the lines at food banks and pantries across the country. More than 47 million Americans including 1 in 5 children are struggling with food insecurity and do not know where their next meal is coming from. 

For people of color and other minorities, the situation is even worse. Hunger disproportionately affects the Black population, the Latinx community, LGBTQ+ individuals, and more. 

USDA TERMINATES FOOD SECURITY REPORT 

September 22: The USDA announced termination of future Household Food Security Reports USDA, which had tracked hunger nationwide for nearly 30 years. The most recent data revealed that one in seven households — 47.4 million people, including 13.8 million children — were food insecure. For more than three decades, the report was been the gold standard for measuring whether a household lacks consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. “Eliminating data collection strips away the evidence that proves these programs work, where investment is needed, and who is being left out,” Crystal FitzSimons, president, Food Research & Action Center said in a statement.

Read more on the cancellation of food insecurity survey

 

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