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Web Sites of the Week - Hunger, Food and Nutrition Resources
Check back each week for a new list of interesting and informative Web Sites selected by the Charleston County Public Library.

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Hunger, Food and Nutrition Resources

Lowcountry Food Bank
The mission of this organization is to feed the poor and hungry of the ten coastal counties of South Carolina by soliciting and distributing healthy food and grocery products to nonprofit agencies serving the poor, and to educate the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger.

Crisis Ministries
Crisis Ministries provides food, shelter and hope to end homelessness and hunger one person at a time, one family at a time. Founded in 1984 out of a soup kitchen in Grace Episcopal Church, the shelter has evolved into a comprehensive service agency, dedicated to helping the homeless become self-sufficient again.

Fields to Families
Founded in 2006, Fields to Families is a nonprofit organization located in Charleston that helps the hungry in our community gain access to nutritious fruits and vegetables.

Meals on Wheels Association of America
T
he Meals On Wheels Association of America is the oldest and largest national organization composed of and representing local, community-based Senior Nutrition Programs in all 50 U.S. states, as well as the U.S. Territories. These local programs are the MOWAA Members.

Food Research and Action Center
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.

Feeding America
The mission  of Feeding America is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage the country in the fight to end hunger. Each year, the Feeding America network provides food to more than 37 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including 14 million children and nearly 3 million seniors.