Bank of America Partners with Feeding America to Help Fight Hunger in Northeast Ohio

Here in Northeast Ohio, one in six people struggle with hunger. Many of these individuals are hard working adults who often have to choose between paying bills and putting food on the table.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 35.4 percent of Cleveland residents currently live at or below the poverty line. Notably, this number is 20 percent higher than the national average.

To help fight these statistics, Bank of America and Feeding America partner each year through the Give A Meal program to provide healthy meals to families across the nation. Give A Meal provides funding and matching gifts to local food banks, while raising awareness of the impact hunger makes on our neighbors every day. In 2014 alone, the program created more than 45 million meals nationally.

While the Give A Meal campaign is on-going, Bank of America matches donations September through December, considered the ‘hunger months’, when many families are increasingly vulnerable. For every $1 donated through Give A Meal, Bank of America will donate $2 more. To date in 2015, Bank of America has created more than six million meals through the campaign.

Bank of America and Feeding America continue to support local food banks and work tirelessly to end hunger in communities across the nation. For more information on the Give A Meal program and for ways to donate, visit Help.FeedingAmerica.org.