Out of School, Out of Trouble?

Posted on August 6, 2010 by endchildhungerblog

Sustained participation in out-of-school time (OST) activities, research suggests, can improve a young person’s academic achievement and success in life. Many municipal leaders also recognize that promoting participation in high-quality OST programs can advance other city priorities — including decreasing dropout rates, lowering juvenile crime rates and strengthening workforce development. The National League of Cities reports on outcomes from three studies.

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“Twitter For Food” Produces Another Amazing Show of Support

Posted on August 4, 2010 by endchildhungerblog

Thanks to everyone who supported @TimBlair and his monthly “TwitterForFood” campaign. Thousands skipped a meal and donated the savings to fund their local food bank yesterday! The web site reports that they added some new food banks – check them out by state under “Food Banks and World Hunger Links” in the column on the right of the page. Join the movement – As Tim says, “If 100 million twitterers each gave five dollars, we could end hunger!” More information in my previous post August 3rd, below.

I’ve been supporting this amazing cause every month, and am proud to display this month’s badge:

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Food For All – Local Self-Help Solutions to End Hunger

Posted on August 3, 2010 by endchildhungerblog

Food For All is a 501(c)(3) non-profit marketing organization that raises money for
domestic and international charities through retail point-of-purchase (P.O.P.) programs.
These P.O.P. programs appear in over 6,000 grocery retail locations nationwide at
various times throughout the year. Customers donate simply by selecting a $1, $3 or $5
donation coupon at the checkout stand, handing it to the cashier, and having the UPC
scanned. Proceeds are then designated by the retailer to community-based, non-profit
agencies. A portion of the funds also supports Food For All’s international programs.
The primary focus of their funding is hunger relief; they also support non-profit agencies
whose missions are to promote health, education, and community.They’re available in South Florida – Check it out – To locate the nearest retailer go to http://www.foodforall.org/participatingretailers.html

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Twitter Our Way to Ending Hunger?

Posted on August 3, 2010 by endchildhungerblog

Activist and amazing hunger fighter Tim Blair is convinced that his “Twitter for Food” project can do just that. The goal of twitterforfood.com is to get people on Twitter (there are over 100 million now worldwide) to stop once a month (actually, the first Tuesday of every month), and think about the people that are hungry around them. He believes that if we could get just a small percentage of this 100 million to give $5 a month, the difference that it would make would be incredible. It bears repeating: 100 million twitterers could end hunger! So skip a meal, tweet about it, include #twitterforfood in the message, and then use the $’s you saved on that meal to fund your local food bank. More info here. And to read the complete press release on Tim and his efforts, follow this link.

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Help Pass Child Nutrition Reauthorization!

Posted on August 2, 2010 by endchildhungerblog

Inspiring and insightful conference call this week with Bill Shore, founder of Share Our Strength, who spoke and took questions from around one hundred other hunger advocates. Updates on the organization’s national “No Kid Hungry” campaign, and a overview of other strides being made in the fight  to end child hunger by 2015. Bill provided some great advice on actions we can all take to get the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill through Congress that are worth sharing. Although if Congress doesn’t act by September 30, the existing food and nutrition programs will likely be extended under a continuing resolution, we will have missed a chance to enact carefully crafted reforms that improve both the quality and nutritional value of school meals, and that improve access to programs for the large number of children who are eligible but not enrolled in programs that work.

Three actions to take to help pass Child Nutrition Reauthorization:
1) Please call or email your members of Congress, and in addition you can call House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who ultimately have the most influence over moving this legislation forward.  The message is simple – tell them to pass a robust child nutrition bill before it expires at the end of September (see below more specific instructions for calling and e-mailing).
2) Pass this call to action on to all of your friends and family.
3) Write a letter to the editor for your local newspaper.

Here’s the information on how to call/email:   Call 1-866-277-7617 and ask to be connected to your representative’s office. You can look up who your representative is online at: http://www.house.gov/htbin/zipfind.   Email your senators and representatives in support of child nutrition reauthorization via:  http://www.hungeractioncenter.org/fastaction/default.aspx.

If you’re interested in hearing the briefing for yourself, it’s available here.

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Join the Fight to End Childhood Hunger

Posted on August 2, 2010 by endchildhungerblog
Nearly seventeen million children in America go to bed each night facing hunger and food insecurity, not knowing if the new day will bring hope or hopelessness. We can fix this. This country has the food; we have the existing federal programs such as school breakfast, school lunch, after-school snacks, after-school dinners, summer meals, and nutrition education that, if utilized to their maximum potential, can put an end to childhood hunger.

You have reached the End Childhood Hunger Advocacy Center, the website blog of End Childhood Hunger.We are a IRS approved 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

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.

On Facebook, “like” us at our nonprofit organization page here; follow us on Twitter @EndChildHunger; visit our web site at endchildhoodhunger.org or our You Tube channel. And of course, now that you’re here, join the fight and subscribe to our feed.

Your tax-deductible donations support the advocacy and programs of End Childhood Hunger.   To donate, use the Donate button, right.

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Fighting In the Streets to Feed Hungry Kids

Posted on July 23, 2010 by endchildhungerblog

You’ve found the restructured blogging site of End Childhood Hunger/End Child Hunger. While we work on getting our resources aligned, check out our Twitter Posts, or click the plate on the right to reach us on the web.

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