Above: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee at the 2016 Hunger Leadership Awards The Hunger Center mourns the passing of the Honorable Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 74 on July 19, 2024. Rep. Jackson … Read more
Reflections on the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
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
Hunger Center Announces White House Commitment to End U.S. Hunger by 2030
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
Hunger Center Applauds Administration’s Announcement of $2.9B Response to Global Food Crisis
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
Anti-Hunger Coalition Launches Campaign to Build Public Will to End Hunger Ahead of White House Conference
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
Priorities for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
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
Congressional Hunger Center’s Statement on Verdict in Murder of George Floyd
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
Congressional Hunger Center’s Statement on Racism and Violence Against Asian Americans
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
NAHO Denounces Death of George Floyd and Underlying Structural Racism
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
Our Executive Director’s Statement on Racism and Racial Violence in America
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
Congressional Hunger Center’s Statement on the FY21 Budget Request
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
New SNAP Rule Takes Nutrition Assistance Away From People Who Need It
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
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