Together, We can Make a Difference & Help Those with NEED

Every year, the EGHS Student Council conducts a food drive to help those around Rhode Island who have need.  Our goal is to make a difference and help end hunger throughout the state.   We aim to help the neediest communities, while raising awareness and engagement among all students at East Greenwich High school.  We collect nearly 1000 items of food annually and donate it to either the RI Food Bank, the East Greenwich Food Bank or a specific school that has reached out to us with specific requests.

2018 Food Drive
March 1-8, 2018
​Please bring an item of food to your period 1 class

Click here to view our current food item list

Rhode Island
​Food Statistics
Hunger in Rhode Island
Rhode Islanders are experiencing one of the worst economic periods in the state’s history. Consider the following facts:
  • Last fiscal year, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank distributed 9.7 million pounds of food (including more than 2 million pounds of fresh produce) . 
  • Each month, 60,000 Rhode Islanders seek food assistance through the Food Bank's network of emergency food programs. 
  • 14.4% of Rhode Island households are food insecure, and 4.6% of Rhode Island households experience severe food insecurity (hunger). 
  • In Rhode Island, 62% of client households have such limited income that they must choose between paying for food and paying their rent, while 70% of clients choose between paying for food and paying for utilities. 
  • 150,000 Rhode Islanders (14.3%) are living in poverty. 
  • One in three persons served by the Food Bank's network of food pantries and meal sites is a child under the age of 18. 
  • 21.5% of Rhode Island's children are living in poverty. 
  • 20% of those served by the Food Bank are over the age of 60. 
Hunger in the United States
  • 14.3% (17.4 million households) are food insecure. 
  •  5.6% (6.8 million households) have severe food insecurity (hunger).