Every year around the world, humans waste an estimated 1.3 billion tons of food.This happens even though many people go hungry. So some people have made it their life's work claiming food before it goes to waste and then giving it to people who are hungry.
One of those people is Brett Myers. In 2011, Myers started Nourish Now, a food recovery and food bank in the U.S. state of Maryland. This non-profit organization collects food and then gives it to the poor and organizations that support them.
“Nourish Now is a food recovery-based food bank that recovers food from restaurants, catering companies, grocery stores, hotels, farms and more. And then donates that food directly to families in need, kids in need at local schools.”
Each month, it recovers more than 20,000 kilograms of food and serves 700 needy families, schools and social organizations. Every day, staff and volunteers repackage the donations and distribute them to recipients.
A woman named Rhoda is one of the recipients. She describes the quality of the food delivered to her family by Nourish Now. “It consists of fresh food, fruits and vegetables. You will get bread. Sometimes you get dairy products such as yogurt or milk. And you will get some meat items also. And if you get lucky you might get cooked food, or prepared salads, and stuff like that.”
The supplies can feed a family for five days. Each recipient is able to receive food every 30 days. And the packages are made to fit the dietary needs of each family.
Besides families, the organization also donates small meals called snacks to several nearby schools and social organizations.
Nourish Now has grown considerably since it opened. Brenda is one of them. Part of her job as a volunteer is to make sure that none of the food goes to waste.
“In the morning, I make sure that all the things that came late yesterday, get put away so that we use that last, and we used the things that came the day before first, so that we’re always giving fresh food and we're not throwing out anything.”
4. What do we know about Nourish Now?
A.It donates money to the poor. |
B.It benefits from collecting food. |
C.It gets food from many places. |
D.It distributes food only to the poor. |
5. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Nourish Now. | B.The poor. | C.Food banks. | D.Organizations. |
6. What does the author want to clarify with the example Rhoda in Paragraph 5?
A.The recovered food is fresh and rich. |
B.She isn’t satisfied with the food supplied. |
C.Eating better can keep people healthier. |
D.She can get food donations every five days. |
7. What is the best title for the text?
A.People Should Take Care of the Weak |
B.The Poor Are Suffering from Starvation |
C.Nourish Now Calls on People to Save Food |
D.Group Uses Leftover Food to Feed the Hungry |