Tagged ‘Statement’
The stage at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health at the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C. 📸: Shannon Maynard Of the many initiatives, perspectives, and goals introduced yesterday morning in the plenary hall of the White House … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Congressional Hunger Center announces three bold commitments to expand our work of developing, inspiring, and connecting leaders in the movement to end hunger. We make these pledges in response to the Administration’s call for stakeholders’ … Read more
U.N. General Assembly Hall. 📸: Patrick Gruban WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Hunger Center applauds the Administration’s announcement of $2.9 billion to address the growing global food security crisis, while urging leaders to commit to transformational change to prevent future crises. … Read more
A coalition of national anti-hunger organizations announced today the start of a new social media campaign to raise awareness around the upcoming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health; collect insights and ideas of people with lived experience of … Read more
The following statement was adopted by the National Anti-Hunger Organizations in response to the announcement of the upcoming White House Conference on Health, Nutrition, and Hunger. Ahead of the conference, the White House is holding public listening sessions from June … Read more
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2021 — The Congressional Hunger Center is gratified to learn that justice has been served in the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. This conviction is a critical point in our ongoing national … Read more
The Congressional Hunger Center is saddened and angered to learn of the shootings in Georgia this Tuesday. We grieve for the families of the eight people who were murdered, and we condemn the increasing violence and racism targeted at Asian … Read more
The National Anti-Hunger Organizations (NAHO) denounces the persistent structural racism that continues to plague our society. We condemn the killing of unarmed African American men and women and are deeply disturbed by the inhumane and violent death of George Floyd … Read more
As the Executive Director of the Congressional Hunger Center, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting hunger by developing leaders, I must speak out about the recent incidents of violence against Black people in America, including the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, … Read more
Earlier this week, the White House published its FY21 Budget Request. The Congressional Hunger Center urges Congress to reject this budget which again proposes significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other federal safety net programs that promote and … Read more
The final on SNAP Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents issued by the White House will take nutrition assistance away from people who need it and make our country more vulnerable to hunger in times of recession. It will not … Read more
SNAP has long been America’s most effective and efficient anti-hunger initiative, and currently provides benefits to 41 million Americans. One of the aims of the current House version of the 2018 Farm Bill is to encourage workforce participation through changing … Read more
