Feeding Indiana’s Hungry to buy meals from Hoosier producers

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October 23, 2009

Anonymous The Hendricks County Flyer Fri Oct 23, 2009, 02:07 PM EDT

In the last state budget, Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, Inc. was appropriated $300,000 per year for the two-year budget. These funds will be used to provide 1.2 million meals from Hoosier commodity producers throughout the year.

“We are thankful for the faith the Indiana General Assembly placed in our food banks to directly provide food relief to Hoosiers in need, and we will honor our commitment to purchase Indiana-based product to ensure it’s a win-win for all Hoosiers,” John Etling, president of the board of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, Inc., said. “Indiana is a commodity-rich state, which will allow Feeding Indiana’s Hungry to purchase meat, produce, and other food products for our nine member food banks to be distributed to all 92 counties to Hoosiers in need of food assistance.”

Nearly 600,000 Hoosiers experience hunger each year, with 190,000 of those being children. Lt. Governor Becky Skillman, who helped form FIsH in 2005, emphasized the importance of food banks in the current economic situation.

“Hoosiers have been tremendously impacted by the national economy, and food banks have recently seen an increase in demand of 30 to 50 percent,” Skillman said. “I’m pleased we were able to find money in this tight budget to continue feeding vulnerable Hoosiers.”

Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, Inc. is the statewide association of Feeding America affiliated food banks (formerly America’s Second Harvest). Its nine member food banks serve 1,700 agencies in all 92 counties, providing emergency food assistance to Hoosiers in need.

For more information on Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, Inc., contact Emily Weikert Bryant at 396-9355 or ewbryant@feedingindianashungry.org.

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