About Hunger

Too many Americans don’t have enough to eat. In 2009, the number reached 50 million, 17 million of whom were children. Rotary First Harvest – a program of Rotary District 5030 is committed to shrinking those statistics. In Washington State, children make up almost half of the 1.2 million Washington residents relying on their local food bank of emergency meal program. Children who are hungry suffer through repeated colds, headaches, stomachaches and other illnesses, have little energy for exercise and play, and face a lifetime of harm from stunted physical growth, cognitive delays and other challenges.