During the 2008-2009 NFL season, every touchdown scored by Steven Jackson is more than just a win for No. 39 and his St. Louis Rams teammates.

Every trip into the end zone is also a winning score for Las Vegas charity Three Square Food Bank.

Steven is working with Three Square in Las Vegas to help fight childhood hunger (photo by Jerry Metellus).

As Steven explains:

"This year I've teamed up with another fantastic local charity, Three Square Food Bank, in order to address one of the most important issues currently facing today's youth—childhood hunger. More than 45 percent of Clark County School District students receive free or reduced-cost meals. That means every weekend there are more than 140,000 children in Las Vegas who are at risk of being hungry. And that number is growing by the day.

As a father and a fellow Las Vegan, I think we can all agree that even one child going hungry in our community is one too many. I found a unique way that I can help, and I challenge everyone else to do the same. This season, for each touchdown I score, I will donate $2,000 to the Three Square BackPack for Kids Program. Every Sunday I will break tackles and burst through defenders on my way to the end zone so that each Friday children in need can receive a Three Square backpack filled with nutritious food. For children in unstable settings, this food serves as a weekend bridge until they get back to school on Monday. The BackPack for Kids Program literally changes lives, and I'm honored to be able to contribute."

"In addition to scoring touchdowns and donating money, I'm also reaching out to others in the Las Vegas Valley who are in a position to help and asking them to match my donations. Together we can battle this widespread problem and make sure no child in our community goes to bed hungry."

To help Steven fight childhood hunger, visit http://www.threesquare.org or http://www.sjchallenge.org.