Local Motion: Two local non-profits offer creative solutions to Food Insecurity in Colorado.
According to statistics from Feeding America, in the state of Colorado, 533,650 people are facing hunger - and of them 129,900 are children. This means that 1 in 11 people and 1 in 10 children face hunger in our state each day. Meanwhile ReFED, the national nonprofit working to cut food loss and waste, estimates that 30-40 percent of the food we produce as a nation goes uneaten each year.
Taya Jae talks with Co-Director Rita Mary Hennigan and Gleaning and Food Systems Coordinator Abbey Anderson from UpRoot Colorado about their partnerships with Local Farms to glean surplus food and distribute…
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