Alameda County Food Bank encourages political action during Hunger Action Month

Volunteers at Alameda County Community Food Bank gather around a large box of oranges for sorting and bagging.

Every September, the Alameda County Community Food Bank joins a network of 200 food banks nationwide for Hunger Action Month to promote volunteering, social media activity and advocacy to raise awareness about food insecurity, a term food bank staffers, activists and the government organizations use to mean that people lack access to enough safe, nutritious food to be healthy.

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