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The New Mexico Collaboration to End Hunger
One of the Foundation’s leadership initiatives is participation in The New Mexico Collaboration to End Hunger.
The overarching goal of the plan is to move New Mexico’s national ranking from #1 to #5 in food insecurity. To date, over 50 private, public and government groups have united to address our state’s food insecurity.
The Collaboration plans to affect over 35,000 New Mexicans between 2008 – 2010. In the first year, the Foundation funded the Roadrunner Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry operation, increasing aid to rural communities.
We also helped to implement the Intergenerational Summer Food Program which provided food to over 5,600 children at 37 state sites across the state. The summer months are the highest months of hunger because children are not in school receiving USDA free breakfasts and lunches. Both of these programs will continue in the years to come.
Other goals of the plan are to provide adequate food for seniors, improve access to food in rural and underserved communities, to encourage full participation in public food assistance programs and to create awareness of hunger in New Mexico.
If you would like more information on donating money or volunteering to help feed New Mexicans, visit www.endnmhunger.org
