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We're excited to be celebrating Hunger Action Month this September. It's up to all of us to take action to help our neighbors who are forced to make impossible choices between basic living necessities and food.

For most school-aged children, summer vacation provides relief from the stress-filled school year. For them, summer is a time to unwind and relax. However, for many students, another issue arises once schools close for the summer, one more serious than pop quizzes and homework assignments.

Certainly, people are not choosing to live in places where there is no access to food, so where do food deserts come from?

In an effort to recognize the realities of food insecurity that happen around us every day, we launched this blog in May of last year. We wanted to make it a priority to share with you, our network, about hunger in South Carolina. And today, a year later, it’s just as important as ever to talk about hunger. But why and how is it important to have these conversations?

As April showers wash things clean for springtime, many of us also find ourselves in a season of spring cleaning our homes. We came up with four ways that we can be sustainable while also helping the hungry people in our community - all while getting our spring cleaning done!

At Harvest Hope, we believe that as we take time to celebrate the many accomplishments of women in our communities during Women's History Month, we must also recognize the economic barriers that women must overcome every day.

As the nation recognizes Black History Month to honor the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout history, we also want to recognize the barriers many black communities face within the food system.