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SIKESTON, Mo. -- A local food bank is partnering with regional realtors to fight hunger. 

Southeast Missouri Food Bank, Cape County Realtors and local title companies join forces to launch 'Move to Feed'. The new program is designed to reduce food waste and help neighbors facing hunger. 

'Move to Feed' allows individuals who are moving to easily donate unopened, unexpired, non-perishable food by bringing it to a participating title company. Realtors will be able to provide information about the program to their clients. 

According to Feed America, 92 billion pounds of food goes to waste each year, with 145 billion meals' worth of food going to landfills. 

"We're excited about 'Move to Feed' and think it will be a great opportunity for people to help with their neighbors facing hunger," said Sarah M. Garner, chief advancement officer with Southeast Missouri Food Bank. "When you're moving, you often want to start fresh and so may end up throwing away perfectly good food. This program allows people to easily donate that food instead." 

Collection sites include Cape County Abstract & Title, Main Street Title Company, Reliable Community Title, and United Land Title. Donated food will be regularly picked up by the food bank and distributed to the food bank's partner agencies.

Southeast Missouri Food Bank serves 80,000 individuals each month across its 16-county service area. For more information about the food bank and its programs, visit .