Fellows mentioned in this story: Amy Miller

From Hawai‘i Business Magazine:

Amy Miller, president and CEO of Hawai’i Foodbank, says 1 in 4 children in Hawai‘i are food insecure – meaning they don’t have the consistent access to food they need to lead active healthy lives. She talks about how the Foodbank is transforming the way it collects and distributes food to better serve those who need it.

How many people does Hawai’i Foodbank serve in an average month?

About 110,000 people on O‘ahu and 10,000 people on Kaua‘i, including people coming multiple times to a food pantry and those who need help just once at the end of the month when their SNAP benefit runs out.

And we partner with the Maui Food Bank and The Food Basket on Hawai‘i Island. We’re a member of Feeding America, a network of about 200 food banks nationwide that gives us access to donated and heavily discounted food, so we can pass those benefits to Maui and the Big Island.

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