Scouting for Food is an ongoing annual program of the

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, begun in 1985 by the

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. The program involves collecting for local food banks. It is organized at the local level throughout the country. Scouting for Food is a project rooted in the very foundation of the Scouting movement and its dedication to implement the

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and do a good turn daily. In some areas, the drive is called "Food for Families," or "Canning Hunger."

Background

Each year, local Cub and Boy Scouts leave plastic bags for their neighbors soliciting canned food items. One week later, the Scouts return to pick up and deliver the bags of food to a local

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. The donations will usually be delivered directly to the local food bank that day. The annual collection is usually done during the month of November.

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* Boy Scouts of America Charity events in the United States Food banks in the United States {{Scouting-stub