ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK IN ALBUQUERQUE CONTINUES TO GET FOOD TO HUNGRY KIDS ACROSS THE STATE … HELPING THEM TO STAY HEALTHY AND TO DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. SONYA WARWICK WITH ROADRUNNER TELLS US THEIR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DOES A "MAP THE MEAL GAP" REPORT TO GAUGE HOW MANY KIDS GO HUNGRY IN A GIVEN AREA … THEN BREAK DOWN THE DATA BY STATE AND COUNTY. SHE SAYS HUNGRY CHILDREN ARE KNOWN TO HOARD FOOD IN THEIR DESK OR AT HOME, THEY CAN'T FOCUS OR CONCENTRATE OR CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN ABOUT BEING HUNGRY.
WARWICK SAYS EACH DOLLAR DONATION PROVIDES FIVE MEALS. AND A 10 DOLLAR DONATION FILL BACKPACKS WITH FOOD THAT PROVIDE THREE MEALS A DAY FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN FOR 17 DAYS.