Celebrate Mother's Day by helping moms feed their families | Opinion

We all know that mothers are superheroes: they are able to raise, shape and nurture our families. Mothers work hard to make ends meet and often have to overcome problems beyond their control. Unfortunately, many mothers today struggle to make ends meet simply by feeding their families.

On Mother's Day, Farm Share, Florida's largest independent food bank, encourages mothers to join the nation's largest food aid fund to fight hunger and educate their children about the importance of helping those who struggle against malnutrition.

Mothers can strike up a conversation with their children about malnutrition and turn the conversation into action by collecting packaged items and other perishable foods and donating May 14 to the Stamp Out Hunger event. Fortunately, the ability to help is close to your inbox.

The Stamp Out Hunger food campaign is an effort to combat food security between the National Postal Service (NALC) and national food banks and requires public participation from home. Families can participate by leaving a perishable grocery bag next to the mailing list. Local mail carriers receive donation bags and distribute donated items throughout the farm. Farm Share is an authorized partner food bank at Stamp Out Hunger in Florida.

Mothers who are unable to support their families due to epidemics and inflation need support. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, malnutrition in families (14.8%), families with children under 6 (15.3%) and single-parent families (27.7%) or single men (16.3%) ).

What is worse is that there is a lack of safe food for children in public schools at the end of the school year. According to Save the Children, 30 million children in the United States depend on school for food and school closures, and low incomes are the main causes of food security. This puts more pressure on hard-working parents who can help their children feed the school canteen.

Famine in Florida affects over 2.5 million people and around three-quarters of a million children. People with malnutrition are forced to choose between paying for medical care or paying for food, and malnutrition is associated with many health problems. Children in particular suffer from malnutrition, which can lead to social and behavioral problems that impair their ability to learn and grow.

Although many mothers have a hard time keeping their heads above water, every mother tries to keep her family safe and well fed. As a mother of six, I was lucky not to worry about where our next meal was coming from. But many of our neighbors have been unlucky.

On Mother's Day, respect motherhood by fighting malnutrition. Make a gift for a second mother in need.

For more information on Farm Share and Stamp Out Hunger, visit www.farmshare.org/stamp-out-hunger.

Michelle Uben is president and partner of Sach Media Group.

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