Ending Hunger in America
There is literally enough food going to waste in America that no one needs to be going hungry.
Leader
Crystal Wolfe
Location
6039 56th Rd Maspeth, NY 11378-2300
About the project
So far, in the past few years, my 501c3 nonprofit, Catering for the Homeless, Inc. has provided about 35,000 meals for the homeless and poor with food that in the past went to waste. With web development and a phone app, we can expand this program nationally. Approximately 133 billion pounds of food goes to waste each year, while 1 in 5 Americans experience hunger on a regular basis. There is literally enough good food going to waste that no one needs to be going hungry. Catering for the Homeless, Inc. is the solution to ending hunger in America.
The Steps
Catering for the Homeless, Inc. has provided services for approximately 75,000 PEOPLE in NYC with 100+ partners in my network. My organization provides: 1.) SERVICES -- We have provided approximately 35,000 meals, 25,000 toiletries, 2,100 non-perishable food pantry items, and 300 bags of clothes to the homeless and poor. 2.) EDUCATION -- Through my book, OUR INVISIBLE NEIGHBORS: Accounts, Causes, and Solutions to the Epidemic of Homelessness, I provide education to the community, and sources to aid the homeless, 3.) ADVOCACY -- I speak on a weekly basis in Libraries, Senior Centers, Community Board Meetings, Democratic Club Meetings, Union Meetings, etc. as an advocate for the homeless, hungry, and abused. 4.) LEGISLATION -- Through the legislations I am developing with politicians, I am providing real solutions for homelessness, and its leading causes.
A portion of all book proceeds goes toward helping the homeless, so please purchase a copy of OUR INVISIBLE NEIGHBORS here: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Invisible-Neighbors-Solutions-Homelessness/dp/0578473496/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Our+Invisible+Neighbors+Crystal+Wolfe&qid=1575304332&s=books&sr=1-2
Why we‘re doing it
I'm doing this because I want to do my part to end this needless suffering. Millions of individuals and families are on the brink of homelessness--having to decide between putting food on their tables--or paying their rent to keep a roof over their head(s). We can end, or greatly reduce hunger in this country, by rescuing the billions of pounds of untouched, prepared food that is going to waste every day of the year, in every town in America.