Jade Harrell with Ryan Farmer, Communications Manager with the St. Louis Area Food Bank. September is National Hunger Action Month and Orange is the national color for hunger.

Hunger exists in every county in the country, affecting 49 million Americans including 16 million children. Hunger is a solvable issue and Feeding America is leading the fight to end it.

Hunger Action Month (September) is a nationwide campaign to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger. Organized by Feeding America®, the campaign brings greater attention to the issue of hunger in America and promotes ways for individuals everywhere to get involved with the movement to solve it.

For more visit http://stlfoodbank.org/hunger-action-month/