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18th Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow John Pevy’s field placement was in Boise, Idaho with the Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force. He coordinated Emmett, Idaho’s Hunger Free Community Initiative, which brought together community members, service providers, farmers, ranchers, and … Read more

At CHC’s June 7, 2012, Congressional Awards Ceremony we will honor Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Roy Blunt.  We invite foundations, corporations, associations and our anti-hunger partners to help sponsor this event.  All proceeds provide funding for our Bill Emerson … Read more

School wellness policies are a vital tool that parents, students, teachers, school food service staff, school administrators, and local communities can use to address children’s nutrition and health needs. A new paper from CHC offers an informative overview and summarizes … Read more

In April 2011 Stephen Brady, the late founder and president of the Sodexo Foundation, was honored at the annual CHC Congressional Awards Ceremony.  In order to continuing honoring his good work, the Sodexo Foundation is currently accepting applications for the … Read more

Famine in the Horn of Africa (Somalia, portions of Ethiopia and Kenya) was officially declared by the United Nations on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.  Over 11 million people, primarily women, young children, and the elderly, are at great risk of … Read more

Under the direction of Ambassador Tony Hall, founder of the Congressional Hunger Center, the Alliance to End Hunger has unveiled The Hunger Free Communities Network: www.hungerfreecommunities.org. The Network is a web-based forum for those committed to ending hunger  and serves as … Read more

At CHC’s April 2011 Awards Ceremony we recognized Rich Stolz and Tammy Palmer, two former hunger fellows, by presenting each of them with the CHC Alumni Leadership Award.  The awards are given to one alumna/alumnus from the National Hunger Fellows … Read more