Hunger Free America 50 Broad Street, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10004 (212) 825-0028
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Aims to put those in search of food in touch with private and government resources that can help provide it. The coast-to-coast initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, operates Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at (866) 348-6479 or (877) 842-6273.
According to the U.S.D.A. Hunger Clearinghouse, about one in eight Rhode Islanders and one in five Rhode Island children live in households that can’t always provide food.
The hotline staff puts callers in touch with emergency food providers in their community, government assistance, nutritional assistance programs, and other programs focused on promoting self-sufficiency, according to a press release from the clearinghouse. Such services include providing information about meal sites where children 18 years old and younger can get free meals through the U.S.D.A’s summer food program.