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Mover Milestone | Frank & Sons Moving & Storage Has Provided 12,000 Meals

August 7, 2018

CAPE CORAL, FL Frank & Sons Moving & Storage, a Wheaton agent,has been recognized for delivering 15,000 pounds of food – enough to provide 12,000 meals – to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida.

People tend to throw a lot of “stuff” away when they move, including perfectly good food. As part of Move For Hunger’s national network of relocation professionals, Frank & Sons Moving & Storage provides their customers with the opportunity to donate unopened, non-perishable food during the moving process and volunteers to deliver the donations to the food bank, free of charge.

ear is wasted,” said Adam Lowy, Executive Director of Move For Hunger. “Frank & Sons Moving & Storage is working every day to address both issues. We are so grateful for their support.”

“I truly believe that it’s not what we have, but what we do for others that makes our life whole,” said James Gravedoni, Vice President of Frank & Sons Moving & Storage.

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Move For Hunger is a non-profit organization that mobilizes the relocation industry to fight hunger and reduce food waste. In addition to collecting food from people who are moving to new homes, Move For Hunger helps companies and individuals across the United States and Canada organize successful food drives. To date, they have collected more than 11 million pounds of food. For more information, or to find out how you can host your own food drive, visit www.MoveForHunger.org.

Frank & Sons Moving & Storage Southwest Florida’s premier Residential & Commercial mover to rely on for all your moving and storage needs. Since 1982 consumers have called Frank and Sons for one stop shopping for all types of moves from apartments and condominiums to large estates, office spaces, retirement homes and assisted living facilities. Through our partnership with Wheaton World Wide Moving, Frank and Sons has the resources, knowledge, experience and manpower to handle local, long distance and international moves. For more information, please visit https://frankandsonsmovingandstorage.com/.

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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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