The Kitchen Think: Top Box Foods and the Fight Against Hunger
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead
There’s a small non-profit organization in Chicago that is making a big difference in the lives of many who live in areas where grocery stores are non-existent or are overrun by fast food restaurants… it’s called Top Box Foods.
Top Box Foods primarily helps families who live in low-income neighborhoods buy nutritious meat, fresh fruits and vegetables at much lower prices than what’s offered in grocery stores. This isn’t charity, but a way to get high-quality food to where it is needed the most.
This is how it works: Top Box buys food from distributors and local suppliers and boxes it in several different ways (for example, the Garden Box is loaded with 10 pounds of fresh vegetables and fruit). Then once, a month, the boxes are delivered to participating churches and other groups where they can be purchased. The boxes cost anywhere from $19 to $39 (and Top Box also accepts SNAP cards). Click here to see an average delivery day.
Could you live on $4 a day? That’s the amount food stamp recipients must live on, and there are more than 50 million people in this country who require food stamps to survive. Top Box Foods is directly addressing the issue of hunger and food deserts by offering access to foods many of us take for granted.
Top Box Foods isn’t really trying to change the whole world… just that part of it that goes to bed every night hungry in America. That’s enough for now, isn’t it?
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Today, food bloggers across the country are dedicating their posts to raise the awareness of hunger in this country. We need to make anti-hunger legislation a priority. Click here to send a message to Congress. There’s a great documentary just out that really sheds light on the problem of hunger in America. Here’s the trailer for “A Place At The Table”.
