As part of its ongoing commitment to fight hunger, Kraft Foods US is bringing Michael Nye‘s acclaimed black-and-white portraits of hunger in America directly to its employees in August. The About Hunger & Resilience exhibit of photographs of Americans who don’t have adequate access to food will travel to three Kraft Foods locations with the goal of educating employees and inspiring action in the fight against hunger.

«It’s incredibly important that Americans don’t think of hunger in this country as an abstract or remote issue. By looking into the faces and hearing the stories of those who don’t have enough to eat, we understand how hunger is something that affects our neighbors in the very cores of their souls,» said Nye, a former lawyer, spent five years traveling throughout the United States to document these stories. The photos go together with audio recordings of the individuals describing how hunger has affected their lives.

«Listening to Mr. Nye talk about putting a human face on the hunger issue was very moving I realized this is exactly the same message that we convey in our communities through our volunteer work,» commented Nicole Robinson, Director of Corporate Community Involvement at Kraft Foods.

In October, the company will also launch its second annual «Delicious Difference Week» initiative in which more than 14,000 employees in 50 countries around the world will partner with local food relief programs to deliver food and other services to people in need. Kraft Foods and its Foundation have donated nearly $1 billion in cash and food to organizations since 1990. Most recently, Kraft Foods and its Foundation committed an additional $180 million to fight global hunger and promote healthy lifestyles.