There are many ways to help end hunger.

Working together, we can close the gap on hunger in New Mexico.  Here are some of the ways you can get involved:

Donate

• Donate money to your local food bank or hunger relief agency.
• Donate needed food items to a food bank, food pantry, or soup kitchen.
• Organize a food and funds drive at your place of employment, organization or place of worship.
• Plant an extra row in your garden, or harvest extra fruit from your trees, and donate the produce to a local food pantry or the nearest Food Bank.

Educate

• Educate yourself and others about hunger in NM.
• Learn about how food banks work.
• Contact your local food bank or food pantry to schedule a tour.
• Invite your local food bank representative to give a presentation about hunger at your organization, workplace, school or place of worship.
• Send a letter to the editor of your local paper.

Volunteer

• Volunteer at your local food bank, soup kitchen or food pantry.
• Volunteer to help low income people fill out SNAP applications.
• Lend your professional expertise to your food bank or community agency.
• Help your elderly neighbors with transportation or food shopping.  
• Volunteer to teach cooking, shopping or nutrition classes.

Support

• Support your local farmers by shopping at your local farmers market.
• Support community agencies.
• Organize a community garden so neighbors can grow their own food.

Advocate

• Advocate in matters of public policy.
• Call your elected representative and express your support for improved food assistance programs. 
• Visit your elected representative to discuss food policies, hunger and nutrition issues.