Food Drive @ ODU

Holiday Food Drive to benefit the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia

Sponsored by the ODU Women’s Center

December 07 - December 18, 2009

Did you know…

• -Poverty rates are higher for women than men.
• -Women are poorer than men in all racial and ethnic groups.
• -Black and Latina women face particularly high rates of poverty.
• -Women are paid less than men, even when they have the same qualifications.
• -Women spend more time providing unpaid care giving than men.
• -Domestic and sexual violence can push women into a cycle of poverty.

For more information on these facts:

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/10/women_poverty.html

Foodbank Top Ten Wanted List:

-Canned Soups

-Canned Juice

-Canned Vegetables

-Cereal

-Crackers

-Macaroni and Cheese

-Pasta

-Pasta Sauces

-Peanut Butter

-Water

Items can be dropped off at the Women’s Center or Campus Information Center in Webb Center. For more information, contact The Women’s Center @ 757-683-4109. 1000 Webb Center / womenctr@odu.edu