“Women, children, and families need emergency assistance,” said Hobbs, 45, who donates food and other resources to those in need through partnerships with local, regional, national, and global humanitarian organizations.

On Saturday, Nov. 13, EEW launched its official annual partnership with select food banks across the country that are struggling to feed the hungry amid surging food prices and ongoing global supply chain issues.

Hunger is a harsh reality in the richest country in the world. Even during times of prosperity, schools hand out millions of hot meals a day to children, and desperate elderly Americans are sometimes forced to choose between medicine and food.