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Take Action on Food
Click here to download the national version of this Take Action sheet (includes a national resource list)
Click here to download the Minnesota version of this Take Action sheet (includes a local resource list)
If you have 10 minutes…
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Learn the Facts. Read our fact sheet on the right to food and then test your knowledge with our short quiz at www.discoverhumanrights.org/toolkit.html.
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Donate. Donate food or money to your local food shelf. Visit www.feedingamerica.org to find a food shelf in your community.
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Get the News. Sign up for news and action information on the right to food in the U.S. from these anti-hunger organizations:
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Read Food Labels. Read the nutrition and ingredients label on your favorite foods. Try to avoid eating foods with complicated, hard-to-pronounce ingredients such as partially hydrogenated oil or high fructose corn syrup. The fewer highly processed foods we consume, the fewer manufacturers will make.
If you have a few hours…
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Write a Letter. Research and write a personal letter to your federal representative urging them to ensure that every American has access to safe and healthy food. Visit the Food Research and Action Center at www.frac.org to learn more about upcoming legislation affecting the right to food.
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Educate. Download our PowerPoint presentation or lesson plans and use them to educate your school, community organization or faith community about the right to food.
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Participate in World Food Day. On October 16, get involved in awareness-raising activities like documentary screenings. Visit www.worldfooddayusa.org to find out which local organizations in your area are participating and how you can help with their activities.
If you have a month...
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Organize A Food Drive. Invite members of your town, office, school, or faith community to make a difference by collecting food. Contact a local food bank that needs your support, create a theme, create a goal, contact donors (i.e. grocery stores), schedule volunteers, and invite others to participate.
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Take Part in the Great American Bake Sale. Join this national campaign to help end childhood hunger in America. For more details, visit: www.greatamericanbakesale.org.
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Host a Film Screening. Show a film about the right to food to your school, community organization, or faith community. There are many good documentaries that examine the food industry in the U.S., including Supersize Me, King Corn, The Future of Food, and Our Daily Bread.
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Complete the Food Stamp Challenge. Recruit community leaders and local government officials to participate in the Food Stamp Challenge, where people try to live on the average weekly food stamp allowance of $21 per person. Download a guide at www.frac.org/Legislative/fspchallenge.html.
If you have a year or more...
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Encourage Neighborhood Schools to Use More Locally Grown Food. Build a coalition of supporters and lobby your local school administration to start incorporating food from local farms. Visit www.farmtoschool.org for more information and guides on creating your own farm to school program.
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Volunteer Regularly. Help provide food for the homeless or elderly. Call your local homeless shelter to see if they serve meals for the homeless, or visit www.mowaa.org to find a Meals on Wheels program near you.
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Plant a Garden. Start growing fruits and vegetables in your backyard, or find space in a community garden. By growing your own produce, you control the use of pesticides and fertilizers, and minimize the carbon costs involved in transporting food.
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