Heat or Eat?

Cold impacts low-income families

• Research shows that as low-income families’ heating costs go up, they are often forced to choose between eating and heating. 
• Both poor and non-poor families spend more on heating fuel when the weather turns cold, but poor families then tend to spend less on food to compensate, and eat less as a result.
• In a national study of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recipients, 32% reported going without food for at least one day and 24% had someone in the home who became sick because the home was too cold.
• Among all client households served by Feeding America, 41.5% have had to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel.
• This cold winter the Food Bank and our member agencies are playing a critical role in supporting families in need and cushioning the shock of skyrocketing heating bills for families with limited resources by providing food.

Working together to help the Food Bank assist those in need in East Alabama.

For more information on the Food Bank of East Alabama, click the link below.

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• Food donations may be delivered to The Food Bank of East Alabama at 375 Industry Drive any time. A drop box is available for donations after hours.
• Financial donations may be mailed to:

  • The Food Bank of East Alabama
  • 375 Industry Drive
  • Auburn, Alabama 36832

We Can all make a difference to someone and with enough of us all making a difference we can end hunger in America!