Did you know that 1 in 11 people living in Illinois is food insecure?

That means that 1 person in every eleven that you meet don't know where his or her next meal will come from or if it will come.

Northern Illinois Food Bank strives to advocate - locally and on the State level - on behalf of the hungry. Raising awareness on the issue of hunger is the first step in this process.

By getting informed, you, too, can help in the fight against hunger.

• Learn who your hungry neighbors are.
   

• Learn why your neighbors are hungry.
   

• Learn local, state, and national hunger facts.
   

• Learn about Hunger In America 2006 in Northern Illinois Food Bank's service area.
   

• Learn about the issue of poverty in Illinois.
   

• Learn stories about hunger in the news.
   

• Learn about public policy in the making on hunger.
   

• Learn about other resources and organizations working to end hunger.