Top 3 Reasons to Tackle Hunger-Action Heroes Needed Update

More than 6,800 average kids and teens have transformed into Community Action Heroes! 

They've answered the call to join forces to do good this summer and are eligible to receive mini-grants, gifts, and special edition t-shirts.

Back to your Action Hero Update on Hunger.

TOP 3 REASONS HEROES ARE TAKING ACTION FOR HUNGER:

1.    School's Out: More than 31 million children in the U.S. receive free or low-cost lunches through the National School Lunch Program. Only 3 million children are served by summer lunch programs. Hunger becomes a bigger struggle in the summer for tens of millions of families.

2.    Lifelong Effects: Children who experience two or more periods of hunger are more than four times as likely to report poor health than those who never went hungry. Childhood malnutrition increases the risk of health problems later in life like heart disease, diabetes, and organ failure.

3.  'Tis Not the Season: Schools and other organizations usually hold food drives in the winter holiday season. During spring and summer, soup kitchens and food banks experience a shortage in donations and find it more difficult to meet the needs of the community.

TOP 3 ACTIONS TO TAKE:

1.   Hit Hunger: Play dodgeball to raise hunger awareness and money for your local food bank. (Perfect project for teens!) 

2.   Food Share Garden: Grow extra food in your garden to donate to an organization that helps feed hungry families. (Perfect project for families!)

3.  Snack Packs for Kids: Add a bit of unexpected cheer to a child's day. Collect and prepare healthy snacks for hungry kids. (Perfect project for groups of all ages!)

HOW TO BECOME AN ACTION HERO:

Kids and teens have until August 20 to become Action Heroes this summer.

 

1. PLEDGE

to do one of generationOn's 80 summer projects or pledge to Do Your Own Thing to be a hero for: animals, literacy, health, environment, homelessness, hunger, military, and emergency prep.  

 
2. TAKE ACTION!

 

3. REPORT BACK

on your project and:

*be featured on the website in hero-like fashion.

*become eligible to receive one of ten $500 grants.

*be one of the first 2,000 heroes to report back and receive a Hasbro gift or special-edition Action Heroes t-shirt.

 

Join forces to do good this summer. Your community needs you! Your project is waiting at CommunityActionHeroes.generationOn.org!   

Kids and teens have until August 20 to become Action Heroes this summer.

   

Join forces to do good this summer. Your community needs you! Your project is waiting at CommunityActionHeroes.generationOn.org!   

 

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