Topic: Military-Focused Initiatives
Posted on 3/2/2021
CBS News’ report on the struggles of military families facing food insecurity led to an out-pouring of support. Since the report aired, viewers have helped raise more than $300,000 to combat the hunger crisis that impact military families.
"We are in awe of the viewers’ responses," Shannon Razsadin, the executive director of the Military Family Advisory Network. said.
With that money, the organization is planning to scale up their food distribution to help more families. Razsadin said the organization now has a goal of providing 1 million meals to military families experiencing food insecurity "over the next several months."
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