HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – September is Hunger Action Month, a national effort to raise awareness about hunger in America. Locally, Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) is partnering with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank to host food collection drives.

The food drives will be held at the Newport News Transit Center, at 150 35th St., and at the Hampton Transit Center, located at 2 West Pembroke Ave. Both drives are Sept. 5 and 6 from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Please bring non-perishable foods such as canned goods, peanut butter, jelly, pastas and rice to donate to local families facing hunger.

The Virginia Peninsula Foodbank serves Newport News, Hampton, Williamsburg, James City County, Gloucester, Mathews, York, Poquoson and Surry. It’s estimated one in nine individuals and up to one in five children are affected by food and nutrition insecurity in Virginia.

For more information, please visit https://hrfoodbank.org.