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Next week, as millions of families gather for their Thanksgiving feasts (大餐), many other Americans will go without. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, more than 12 million households 1enough food for everyone in their family at some time during the year — including 2.

Hunger is surprisingly widespread in our country — one of the world's wealthiest — yet the government estimates that we waste almost 100 billion pounds of food each year, more than one-quarter of our total supply.

Reducing this improper distribution of 3is a goal of America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Last year, it 4nearly 2 billion pounds of food to more than 23 million people in need.

America's Second Harvest is a network of 214 inter-connected food banks and other organizations that 5food from growers, processors, grocery stores and restaurants. 6, the network distributes food to some 50,000 soup kitchens (施食处), homeless 7and old people's centers in every county of every state.

A great deal of work is involved in distributing tons of food from thousands of 8to thousands of small, non-profit organizations. Until a few years ago, America's Second Harvest lacked any 9way to manage their inventory (存货). Without accurate and timely information, soup kitchens were sometimes empty while food was left to 10 in loading places.

In 2000, America's Second Harvest began to use a new inventory and financial-management system — Ceres. It is a 11 designed specifically for hunger-relief operations. It is used by more than 100 America's Second Harvest organizations to 12 food from donation to distribution.

Ceres has helped 13 the spoiling of food and improve distribution. An evaluation found that the software streamlined (精简) food banks' operations by 23 percent in the first year alone.

With more accurate and timely reports, Ceres saves time, frees staff members to focus on finding new donors, and 14 more efficient use of donations.

Hunger in America remains a(n) 15 social problem. Technology alone cannot solve it. But in the hands of organizations such as America's Second Harvest, it is a powerful tool that is helping to make a difference — and helping more Americans to join in the feast.