Every day, more than 42 million people face hunger in the United States, and in Chicago’s Cook County, the Greater Chicago Food Depository reports that as many as 1 in 6 people turn to a food pantry, soup kitchen or shelter. In honor of Hunger Action Month this September, Carl Buddig & Company will partner with the Food Depository for the third consecutive year to raise awareness of this ongoing problem and provide food to those in need.
Carl Buddig and Company is donating over 250,000 pounds of chicken and pork products, valued at over $650,000, to help feed Chicago families. Animal protein is in high demand for food banks because it is donated much less frequently than other, less expensive foods. In fact, protein typically only represents 1 percent of total distributions through food banks like the Food Depository.