Our MISSION
The Mission of Feeding Louisiana is to be a unified voice for Louisiana’s hungry by providing short-term food relief while seeking long-term solutions to hunger through advocacy, education, and leadership.
Feeding Louisiana was created by the five regional food banks within the state to support their collaborative efforts to accomplish statewide policy, advocacy, and food and fund raising objectives.
HUNGER IN LOUSIANA
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According to the USDA, Louisiana has the nation’s third highest food insecurity rate at 15.8%, which is significantly higher than the national average at 10.5%.
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Louisiana also outpaces the rest of the South, which has a food insecurity average of 12.3%.
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According to Urban Footprint’s statistical analysis, 1-in-5 Louisianans, approximately 930,000 people, experienced food insecurity or struggled to put food on the table in 2021.
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Per Feeding America, Louisiana’s children and seniors experience hunger among the highest rates in the nation.
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Food insecurity disproportionately impacts Louisianans of color compared to non-Hispanic Whites.
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Hunger affects every parish and community in the state of Louisiana.
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