According to the recent United States Census, 39.8 million Americans live in poverty. That is 2.5 million more people than the year before. Join us in finding the answers for hunger and poverty with Why Hunger and support their annual Hungerthon donation drive. Donate now by visiting hungerthon.org. If you’ve recently lost your job and find it difficult to put enough food on the table, you can call the National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3HUNGRY between the hours of 9am-5pm Mon-Fri and 10am-2pm on Saturday for help. They can connect you to food programs and services in your community.