Welcome to Hunger Down

This website is being replaced. It will be
replaced during 2024 as part of the new, updated Hunger Down program.

If you would like to volunteer to be part of the team to develop the new Hunger Down program, including being part of the advisory group, please email me at tmdgroup@yahoo.com

It’s time for Rhode Islanders to ask whether we should be content with:

  • Nearly one out of every 8 Rhode Islanders  going hungry or facing food security issues
  • Roughly 14% of Rhode Islanders and almost 22% of our children living in poverty
  • 60,000 Rhode Islanders per month seek food assistance
  • 15.4% of Rhode Island households lack the resources to purchase adequate food
  • Between 62 and 70% of Food Bank clients choosing between paying rent or utilities and food
  • Food donations to the Food Bank down 2 million pounds

Rhode Island’s hunger relief, nonprofit, business and music communities have done a great deal to reduce hunger in Rhode Island  but it’s time to do more. Hunger Down is an effort by Rhode Island’s music and nonprofit communities to strengthen, through collaboration, hunger relief efforts by raising awareness and developing or assisting with programs to meet increasing demands.