Blessings of Hope Empowers Health & Community
Not everyone has access to healthy, affordable, and nutritious food. Those living in communities with few fresh grocers are often forced to rely on less healthy options, such as convenience stores and fast food. As a result, communities in food deserts face higher risks of obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related health issues, deepening the cycle of poor health outcomes.
From Food Desert to Food Oasis
Blessings of Hope offers people a hand-up by providing communities with healthy options. We are a bridge between the food donor and those facing food insecurity, offering fresh produce, dairy products, shelf-stable products, and even vegetarian and organic options!
Food Deserts in America
There are 6,500+ food deserts in the U.S.
19 million people live in these food deserts
6% of Americans are in these more extreme food deserts
What is a Food Desert?
A high poverty, low transportation accessible area where 33% of the population or 500 people (in urban areas) have further than 1 mile to the grocery store or (in rural areas) 20 miles from the nearest grocery store. Many people in food deserts have consistent lack of access to nutritious food.
Negative Impact of Food Deserts
Higher risk of medical conditions, higher rates of depression, and extreme lower success rates in school
Limited food choice leads to increased cost and limits the ability to budget for necessities like education and medical costs highly perpetuating the cycle of poverty
Giving a Hand Up, not a HandOut
Blessings of Hope empowers communities by addressing food insecurity and providing healthy food options. We partner with food manufacturers, distributors, and local farms to rescue fresh and nutritious surplus food, which would otherwise go to waste.
By providing food to families and individuals, Blessings of hope plays a crucial role in empowering communities, promoting health, and easing financial pressures for those most in need.
Key Elements of BLessing of Hope's Process of Redirecting Surplus Food:
Reducing Poverty
Easing Cost-Related Food Concerns
Empowering Communities
Providing an avenue for Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Providing Healthy Food
Ensuring Communities Have The Nutrition They Need to Grow and Thrive
The Impact of Blessings of Hope
“Thank you for your Hands of Hope Food Boxes that you gave to my family! Your generosity made me cry as we needed the food. It was humbling as we didn’t have any income and that was a new realm for us. Thank you for stepping up to help families feel safer and loved. May God bless you and keep you healthy!”
– Food Recipient
We serve an average of 900 ministries each month.
We distribute the equivalent of 1.8 million meals each month.
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HELP US TURN EXCESS INTO IMPACT!
With your help, Blessings of Hope plays a crucial role in empowering communities, promoting health, and easing financial pressures for those most in need.
