Service areas
Get your club involved in one of these hunger service areas and see how your service will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
FOOD COLLECTION, PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION
Enhance access to food for community members by creating avenues for food collection, preparation and distribution.
COMMUNITY FEEDING EVENT
Promote wellness and nutrition by providing meals and community engagement for local families.
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT
Provide sustainable access to food through the development and support of community agricultural systems.
HUNGER INITIATIVES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Advance food equity by empowering women and children through hunger-related service.
HUNGER AND NUTRITION AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
Promote hunger and nutrition awareness around the world through education and advocacy.
LCIF grants
Several types of foundation grants are available to support hunger relief service throughout the world.
HUNGER GRANT
LCIF Hunger Grants help Lions support school-based feeding programs, food banks, feeding centers and similar facilities that provide food to people when they need it most.
MATCHING GRANT
LCIF Matching Grants fund equipment and construction for large-scale projects that address unmet humanitarian needs.
DISTRICT & CLUB COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT
Through the DCG program, 15 percent of unrestricted contributions to LCIF are transformed into grants that fund local projects on a club and/or district level.
LEO SERVICE GRANT
LCIF Leo Service Grants provide financial assistance to Leo service projects implemented by Leo clubs in a Lions multiple district or district.
Recent hunger grants
From July 2024 to August 2024, LCIF has awarded 17 hunger-related grants totaling US$491,771. View the report.
Partners
World Food Program USA
Stories
Lions innovate to address hunger
Being able to fully grasp how deeply hunger affects lives can be difficult if you have not faced it yourself. Almost 1 billion people worldwide experience food insecurity. In Haldimand and Norfolk County, Canada, one in nine households are food insecure due to poverty. Addressing the issue of hunger, however, is not just about numbers.
Hunger, a crisis with no borders
Hunger affects one in 10 globally* and has devastating impacts. In response to the strain this global hunger and nutrition crisis has on our local communities, Lions around the world serve to improve health and well-being and empower their communities to thrive.
*United Nations
**World Health Organization
†UN Women
2 billion
People without regular
access to safe, nutritious
and sufficient food*
45%
Of deaths among children
under 5 years of age are
linked to undernutrition**
2 in 3
Countries report women
experience food insecurity
more than men†
30%
Of food is lost or wasted
globally each year*
LCIF: Stories of Pride
Behind every LCIF grant, there’s a story filled with inspiration, impact and kindness. View those hunger stories today!
Educate your club
Use these helpful tools to learn more about hunger, educate your community, or plan your next hunger service project.
