No car and no supermarket nearby

Some 2.3 million American households lack both a car and a grocery store within walking distance.  These families likely struggle getting healthy, affordable food.  Many of them have to rely on pricier and less healthy sources like convenience stores.  Areas…

“No one goes hungry in America,” and other myths

In the “5 myths about hunger in America,” the Washington Post shows that hunger is a much more serious problem than some Americans realize.  More than 17 million families live at risk of hunger in this country, and…

Help Hungry Children This Holiday

As many of us sit down to hearty Thanksgiving meals this holiday, and look across the table and give thanks for many things including our well-fed children, please remember that one in four children in America is struggling with hunger.

Congress…

A huge show of support for child nutrition programs

This week 221 members of Congress expressed bipartisan support for bolstering child nutrition programs this year. In a letter presented to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the representatives request that child nutrition programs be reauthorized for the additional $10 billion a…