One of the charities that I'm most passionate about is Feeding America. We Americans are very aware of the hunger problem that exists in other, mostly third world countries; so much so that very often we forget that, right here in America, in our very own neighborhood, there are people struggling with hunger. (Did you know that 1 in every 6 Americans struggle with hunger?) Feeding America is the leading domestic hunger relief charity, providing food to over 37 million Americans (14 million children and 3 million senior citizens).

During the month of September, for 30 days and 30 nights, I have pledged to help create awareness about America's hunger problem by documenting the struggles of those living on food stamps. I will attempt to provide healthful meals to my small family of three
using only the average daily Food Stamp amount allotted per person – $2
per meal. That's $42 per week.

In doing so, I hope to help advocate for
those people struggling with hunger, right here in our community. I will be providing weekly blog updates here on my website and you can follow me on Twitter, where I will be tweeting about my daily challenges, using the hashtags, #sagoes #HungerActionMonth.

I invite you all to help create awareness about America's Hunger problem by signing the pledge to take action during the month of September. There are several ways to take action, ranging from the simple: displaying the color orange in a window or becoming a fan of the San Antonio Food Bank on Facebook to the more challenging: holding a benefit event for the San Antonio Food Bank or writing Congress to reauthorize Child Nutrition programs.

Here is my list of 5 simple things that families can do to help create awareness with their children during the month of September:

1. do our best to eat everything on the plate; don't throw out food; eat left-overs
2. recognize the moments that we feel hungry, and take a minute to be thankful for the snack/meal that we're about to consume
3. volunteer at a local food bank or soup kitchen
4. read a book featuring the theme of Hunger: Fly Away Home or Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen
5. hold a neighborhood canned-food drive and donate the cans to your local food bank