Hunger Action Week is underway in King County from March 25 - 30 seeking to raise awareness is about an issue that affects 13% of King County residents and 1 in 6 people nationwide. According to organizers 1 in 5 kids in King County is at risk for hunger.

To bring attention to the issue and get people involved King County Executive Dow Constantine paid a visit to the West Seattle Food Bank on Tuesday, March 26, and tweeted his breakfast list with associated costs ": 1/2 cup cereal: 20¢ 2 oz soy milk: 22¢ Banana: 19¢ Coffee: 38¢ Total: 99¢" to demonstrate that even small donations can go a long way to fight hunger in our community.

Sign up for Hunger Action Week, and auto accessories and cell phone dealer Car Toys will donate $5 to help hungry families.

King County United Way lists other ways to help and get involved on their website:

Volunteer. Find the ways to help out here.

You can also take the Food Stamp Challenge and try to eat three healthy meals for one week on a food stamp budget.

Learn these hunger facts, share them via social media to help spread awareness of what hunger looks like in our community. Tweet #hungerfreeKC and bookmark our blog to keep up with the latest Hunger Action Week news.

Host a dinner party. (here's how!) and gather friends to talk about what you can do to end hunger.

Make a donation. School will be out soon, and thousands of kids won’t be able to rely on school breakfast and lunch for nutrition. Support summer meals programs by making a gift today.