| Who does Harvest for Hunger benefit? |
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Harvest for Hunger food and funds are used by local hunger relief organizations to assist individuals and families in need. Of the clients they serve, 34% are children, 15% are elderly and 79% have incomes below the federal poverty level. |
| Do you prefer monetary or food donations? |
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Your dollars go the furthest to help the hungry in our area. The Cleveland Foodbank uses dollars donated through Harvest for Hunger to make food available to local hunger centers for free. This includes donated food as well as purchased food that we buy at reduced cost. With your $1 donation, the Foodbank can provide enough food for four nutritious meals to local hunger centers to distribute to local families. |
| If we choose to do a food drive in addition to collecting funds, what are the most-needed food items? |
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Although the most-needed Harvest for Hunger donation is cash, the following food items provide essential support to local hunger centers: peanut butter, tuna fish, canned vegetables, canned soup, cereal and beef stew. |
| Should we purchase the most-needed food items with the money we collect? |
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No. Monetary donations are the most essential element of emergency food assistance. The Foodbank is able to acquire the most needed food items at deep discounts over retail costs often significantly below wholesale cost which allows us to pass that savings on to local hunger centers. Your dollar will go much farther at the Foodbank than it will at a local retail establishment. |
| How are donations divided among the twenty-one counties covered by the Harvest for Hunger campaign? |
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What is raised in your community stays in your community! All funds raised by individuals, workplaces and schools will help individuals and families in need in the area in which it was raised. Because Harvest for Hunger benefits all of Northeast Ohio, we direct the funds raised to the communities in which they were donated. |
| How do I get the funds and food I collect to the Foodbank? |
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Financial donations can be mailed or delivered to Harvest for Hunger at the Cleveland Foodbank, 15500 South Waterloo Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44110, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. We consider your delivery of your food donation to the Foodbank as part of your generous contribution. If you have a particularly large food donation, please contact the Harvest for Hunger staff at 216.738.2046. |
| Will you send an acknowledgment of my donation? |
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Yes! We will send a thank you letter indicating the amount of food and/or funds that you or your company donated to the Harvest for Hunger campaign. We are grateful for all you do to help the campaign! |
