Exciting new book educates young readers on
the importance of food rescue for hunger relief
SAN
DIEGO, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Feeding
San Diego, a leading hunger relief
and food rescue organization and partner food bank of Feeding
America, has announced the release of its new comic
book "Hunger Action Heroes Unite!" The book, now available to
purchase on the non-profit's website, features the adventures of
Hunger Halter and Demeter, characters originally developed by local
students who won an art contest held by the organization in
collaboration with the Comic-Con Museum. It serves as an integral
tool to educate youth about the problem of food insecurity and
ultimately inspire them to act.
"Hunger Action Heroes Unite!" is an
integral tool to educate youth about the problem of food
insecurity.
"Hunger Action Heroes Unite!" is an inspirational story written
by Dr. Janina Scarlet, clinical
psychologist and creator of "Superhero Therapy," with art by
Thom Zahler ("Love & Capes"
& "My Little Pony"). Aimed at young readers in elementary and
middle school, the book tells the story of journalist Julie Wilson, who channels her feelings of
distress into action when she is given the opportunity to transform
into Demeter and help fight hunger and food waste across the
country. Together with Hunger Halter, the two heroes rescue food
and get it to people in need. To support learning in the classroom
and at home, the nonprofit created a curriculum guide educators and
parents can use alongside the comic book.
"We created the hunger action heroes to leverage the power of
popular culture to address a pressing social justice issue and
inspire social good," said Dana
Williams, director or marketing & communications at
Feeding San Diego. "With inflation, the problem of food insecurity
is heightened so there is no better time than now to educate the
public, especially our youth, about the urgent need to support
hunger relief organizations."
The art contest was launched to rally the community and local
students around Feeding San Diego's mission to end hunger through
food rescue while reducing the stigma associated with attending
food distributions. The winning submissions, created by
Aiden Prior and Sirenna Ascencio, were brought to life by
costume designer Allan Lavigne, head
of The Bronze Armory Studios, who has worked on comic book films
from the "Iron Man" and "Captain America" franchises.
The book is now available to purchase for $6.99 on Feeding San Diego's merch
store. Proceeds from sales of the book will support Feeding
San Diego's critical hunger relief and food rescue programs.
Educational resources for parents and teachers
are downloadable on the website.
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SOURCE Feeding San Diego