When charities advertise that $1 donation can provide 10 meals to families in need, how does that cover the cost with the higher cost of groceries and supplies?

Question

When charities advertise that $1 donation can provide 10 meals to families in need, how does that cover the cost with the higher cost of groceries and supplies?

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Answer 1

Feeding America is the most common you’ll see with this claim – here’s their site and explanation

https://www.feedingamerica.org/ways-to-give/faq/about-our-claims

In short and eli5 – you know all that ‘food waste’ you hear about? The 10c per meal is the cost to get all that would-be wasted and other donated food into the hands of people who need it. The food is effectively free in a lot of cases – the costs to move it around aren’t.