September is Hunger Awareness Month and the Red River Parish 4-H is having a Coin War to raise money for the NW Food Bank to help raise awareness. For every $1 the NW Food Bank receives, they can provide $10 worth of food for families in need.

According to the Feeding America website, approximately 49 million people, that’s one in six people in the U.S., still relied on food assistance from charities like Feeding America in 2022. Hunger can affect people from all walks of life. Millions of people in America are just one job loss, missed paycheck, or medical emergency away from hunger. But hunger doesn’t affect everyone equally.  Some groups like children, seniors, and people of color face hunger at much higher rates.

RR 4-H has placed buckets at each school. Look through your vehicles, all over your house and everywhere in between for your loose change then bring it to one of the schools in Red River Parish. The school with the most change wins the Coin War!