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CHC Sponsors World Food Day Briefing
for Members of Congress
and Congressional Staff
October 15, 2003
Summary Report
How can U.S. emergency food assistance be used to not only save
lives during severe food crises, but also serve as an engine of
long-term growth to strengthen poor communities against future famine?
This question was the central theme of a briefing provided to Members
of Congress and their staff on Wednesday, October 15, on Capitol
Hill. [Read More]
10th Anniversary Victory Against Hunger
Awards Announced
Press Release
July 31, 2003
For the tenth consecutive year,
Victory Wholesale Grocers of
Springboro, OH and Boca Raton, FL
and the D.C. based Congressional
Hunger Center (CHC) have teamed
up to recognize local anti-hunger
organizations that have worked
effectively to fight hunger in their
communities. Every member of
Congress was given the opportunity
to nominate organizations in their
own community to receive one of the
$1,000 prizes that are underwritten
by Victory Wholesale Grocers. The
Congressional Hunger Center received
50 nominations and made 23 awards.
This year’s competition marks a
total of $143,000 that has been
awarded through the Victory Against
Hunger Awards Program. [Read
More]
Congressional Human Rights Caucus Meeting on World Hunger
May 21, 2003
Summary Report
The Congressional Human Rights Caucus met on May 21, 2003 to discuss the
pertinent and presently neglected topic of world hunger and global food
security. The briefing was co-chaired by Representatives Frank Wolf, Lois Capps
and James McGovern, and attended by fellow Representatives and Caucus Members
Marcy Kaptur and Maxine Waters.
Religious
Faith and International Humanitarian Action Conference
Summary Report
April 23, 2003
The conference provided an
opportunity for all faith-based groups to discuss the relationship between
faith and humanitarian operations, and to foster dialogue about prospects
and challenges for cooperation and effective action. The conference included
a broad balance of faith perspectives, organizations, and individuals. We
explored together the potential for improved collaboration by identifying
common ground, and common challenges that face us as faith-based
humanitarian organizations. [Read
More]
Mickey
Leland Hunger Fellows Meet in Rome With U.S. Mission and U.N. Hunger
Relief Organizations
Press Release
March 13, 2003
The 11 Mickey Leland International Hunger
Fellows and directors of the Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) will
visit the United Nations food and agriculture organizations in Rome
during the week of March 17. Their trip is timely as global leaders
look at immediate responses to food assistance needs if Iraq is
invaded, multiple famines in Africa, as well as longer-term efforts
to cut in half the number of hungry people by 2015. They will also
meet with former Member of Congress Tony P. Hall, now the U.S. Ambassador
to the UN food agencies. [Read More]
Victory
Against Hunger Awards
Press Release
February 24, 2003
The Congressional Hunger Center and Victory Wholesale Grocers have
teamed up to for the 2003 Tenth Anniversary "Victory Against Hunger
Awards," and will be offering $1,000 to twenty hunger fighting organizations
in the US. [Read More]
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