The Gap Give & Get Coupon is out and we have selected Feeding America as the charity linked with our downloadable coupon. Did you know:
- According to the USDA, over 17 million children lived in food insecure (low food security and very low food security) households in 2009.
- 20% or more of the child population in 16 states and D.C. are living in food insecure households. The states of Arkansas (24.4 percent) and Texas (24.3 percent) have the highest rates of children in households without consistent access to food. (Cook, John, Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2006-2008 **
** Source: FeedingAmerica.org