According to the United States Department of Agriculture 48.1
million Americans have insecure access to food, including 32.8 million adults
and 15.3 million children (that’s roughly 1 out of every 5). You might read a
statistic like that, think, “how sad,” and move on. Or you could do something
about it. You could go out to lunch. Draper enterpreneur Steve Down saw an
opportunity four years ago to turn the food industry into a force for good. He
created Even Stevens, a sandwich shop that feeds one homeless person for every
sandwich sold. Today there are eleven Even Stevens locations: Salt Lake City,
Sugarhouse, Draper, St. George, Ogden, Logan, Boise, Gilbert, Phoenix, Tempe
and Arcadia. As of last Friday they’d donated 1,244,016 sandwiches. I recommend
the Reuben. Or the Pot Roast Dip. Or the Sloppy Joe. They’re all amazing. Best
of all, you’ll go home feeling a little amazing yourself.
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