'Take Your Place' to End Hunger in America

The Take Your Place campaign launches nationwide March 1 to provide actions people can take on a national and local level to help end hunger and food insecurity in America. Through the campaign, you're just a click away from making a difference.

The Participant Media-Magnolia Pictures documentary, A Place at the Table, has ignited a coalition of leading nonprofits including Bread for the World, Feeding America, Food Research and Action Center, and Share Our Strength to provide offline and online ways to end food insecurity in America.

Congressman Jim McGovern, who appears in A Place at the Table, says, “Hunger is a political condition—we have the resources to end it, but we lack the political will. A sustained, coordinated grassroots effort is essential to combating hunger and to making the United States a more secure, more humane, and more prosperous nation. The social action campaign around A Place at the Table is a welcome addition to the cause.”

The centerpiece of its campaign, called Take Your Place, launching March 1 to coincide with the film’s release, is a first-of-its-kind national action center, powered by Share Our Strength and managed by expert partners to provide actions people can take on a national and local level. Through this geo-targeted hub, the public will be able to call (855-48TABLE), click (takepart.com/table), or text (FOOD to 77177) to access ways to drive systemic change around food insecurity, along with choices to impact the interconnected issues of hunger, poverty, and obesity in the city, county, or state where they live. Local opportunities will range from spreading the word about a school breakfast program to volunteering or donating to a local food bank. Any nonprofit organization working in the space can contribute to and use the action center.