End Childhood Hunger advocates for greater utilization of existing federal programs such as school breakfast, school lunch, after-school snacks, after-school dinners, summer meals, and expanded nutrition education. We provide technical guidance, support and assistance to implement and expand these programs among stakeholders at the local, regional and state levels.Donate to ECH
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Category Archives: Hunger
Great Florida Info Via Kids Have Rights
Picked up some great info in two recent posts on the Kids Have Rights site. Jump straight to the site here, or read their posts, below: Poverty Hinders Education (Duh?) Restating the obvious? Whatever, let’s take nothing away from the Fort Meyers News-Press, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Community, Food, Legislative, Poverty, The Real World
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End Child Hunger, One Meal At A Time …
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Tagged Children, Donate, Food, Food Bank, Global, Hunger, Twitter For Food
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#Twitterforfood – Skip a Meal, Donate, Take the Pledge
Twitter for Food is back with it’s monthly call to skip a meal today, and donate the money that you save to end childhood hunger. You can donate to our organization, End Childhood Hunger, directly via our web site, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Community, Donate, Food, Food Bank, Twitter, Twitter For Food
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Help Pass a Comprehensive Child Nutrition Bill – Get on the Phone!
Call your House Member and the White House during the summer recess to urge passage of H.R. 5504 without SNAP benefit cuts. Call toll-free, 1-877-425-4810, to connect to your Representative. The number at the White House switchboard is 202-456-1414.
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Tagged Advocacy, Community, Congress, Food, Hunger, Legislative, Reauthorization, SNAP
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Hunger Action Month is Almost Here!
Hunger Action Month is Almost Here! Show your support 30 Ways in 30 Days: http://ht.ly/2vtBK
Keep The Heat On Congress To Get It Right
The Food Resource and Action Center has compiled a list of resources to help individuals and organizations to continue push for passage of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act without reducing future SNAP benefits. Here’s the link to download their PDF: … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Children, Congress, Food For All, FRAC, Legislative, Nutrition, Reauthorization, SNAP
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Budget Cuts, Economy Affected Summer Meal Programs
Initial reports and research show that 73,000 fewer kids each day were fed by nutrition programs, per the Food Resource and Action Center. Here’s a link they provided to the Education Week article: http://ht.ly/2vbfc
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Tagged Children, Community, Food, Food For All, FRAC, Nutrition, Research, The Real World
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“Twitter For Food” website Spotlights End Childhood Hunger’s Efforts!
A big thank you to Tim Blair for recently featuring End Childhood Hunger on his amazing web site, and for the incredible work he does to support those fighting hunger. His monthly “Twitter for Food” Campaign is simple and effective: … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative, Community, Donate, South Florida, Twitter For Food
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Harvard Said It, We Believe It, That Settles It.
The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood. A vital and productive society with a prosperous and sustainable future is built on a foundation of healthy child development. Health in the earliest years—beginning with the future mother’s well-being … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Health, Hunger, Research, The Real World
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Twitter Support for the Broward Safety Net
RT @HispanicUnity: PLEASE call or email your Broward Commissioner–don’t let them cut Broward’s Safety Net when we need it the most! http://www.browardsafetynet.org
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