Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, a nationwide nonprofit based in New York, underscored Gillibrand’s remarks about the benefits of universal school meals. “Universal school meals are an idea whose time has come,” he said. “Not only do universal school meals slash child hunger, they also boost educational performance. After all, to be schooled, you must be fueled. To be well-read, you must be well-fed.” https://lnkd.in/dynduzu5
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Ending Hunger Lifts Us All
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HUNGER FREE AMERICA (formerly known as the New York City Coalition Against Hunger) is a national nonprofit group building a nonpartisan, grass-roots membership movement to enact the policies and programs needed to end domestic hunger and ensure that all Americans have sufficient access to nutritious food. Our long term goal is not just to ameliorate the problem, but to build the people’s movement necessary to enact the economic and public policies needed to end hunger entirely. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said: "The work that NYCCAH does to fight against food insecurity is so important to our communities, and I am proud to have partnered with them over the years to help protect vital food benefits and ensure families at risk have access to food. Hunger Free America will continue NYCCAH's legacy by pushing for innovative, effective ways to end hunger, like the new hunger volunteer website and the hunger hotline. I look forward to working with Hunger Free America to help families in New York and across the country put food on the table." Congressman Jim McGovern, co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Hunger Caucus said: “Every day across this country, millions of America families struggle to put food on the table. The only way we can change this is by building strong coalitions of national, state, and local leaders to stand up for these families and I know that Hunger Free America will be a powerful part of that work. I've had the pleasure of working with NYCCAH over the years and I have no doubt Hunger Free America will continue their passionate work to give a voice to families in need and end hunger across this county. I look forward to working with Hunger Free America."
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http://hungerfreeamerica.org
External link for Hunger Free America
- Industrie
- Public Policy Offices
- Größe des Unternehmens
- 11-50 Mitarbeiter
- Hauptsitz
- New York, NY
- Typ
- Nonprofit
- Gegründet
- 1983
- Spezialitäten
- Anti-Hunger, Policy, Advocacy, and Organizing, Strategic Volunteerism, and Benefits Access
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Primäre
50 Broad St.
Suite 1103
New York, NY 10004, US
Employees at Hunger Free America
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Sign up now for our 9/11 Week of Service! There are virtual and in-person events available. https://lnkd.in/eibjD7Gf
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“These programs are so ridiculously, absurdly complicated,” said Joel Berg, the CEO of Hunger Free America, a national advocacy group based in New York City. “The handbook for administering SNAP that a caseworker would use is a few hundred pages. It would be easier to be a Talmudic scholar than to understand all of this stuff.” https://lnkd.in/epX9NGSt
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Join us for activities for our 9/11 Week of Service to help end hunger, during national Hunger Action Month! There are virtual and in-person opportunities available with Hunger Free America and our partners nationally: https://lnkd.in/euc62EGY
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It's National Farmers Market Week! At Hunger Free America, we've worked hard to ensure that families can use their SNAP and WIC benefits at local farmers markets. Not only does it increase the availability of healthy food options, it also benefits the local economy! #FarmersMarketWeek
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School may be out, but lunchroom staffs are still working hard to ensure that all children receive the nutrition they need, even in the summer. Learn more about Summer Meals: https://lnkd.in/egGWKjpJ
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