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“When all students are able to have healthy meals before and during school, they can spend their day focused on learning.”” In the year since Michigan implemented universal school meals, data shows that in “October 2023, over 6 million more breakfasts and lunches were served than in October 2022, over 11 million more breakfasts and lunches have been served this school year, on average, more than 74,000 more students are eating breakfast daily, on average, more than 122,000 more students are eating lunch daily.” Learn about the benefits of expanding USM and Solving Hunger's impact at solving-hunger.org.

What if there were a way to build the world you yearn for? There is a way. It's the solutionary way. I hope you find this video compelling, and that you'll share it widely so people will order my new book, "The Solutionary Way," and learn how to become solutionaries. More info here: https://lnkd.in/gy_CqtEA #TheSolutionaryWay #SolutionaryMovement #WhatIfThereWereAWay? Institute for Humane Education

Being a hungry college student is not some witty right of passage into adulthood. It's an injustice. Food is a human right. SNAP is a critical program in supporting college students as they pursue higher education. Check out this amazing article to learn more about how SNAP can continue to support college students. Also, shout out to Anya Rose for your work in this space!

If you and/or your organization have not signed the letter on the link below, please consider reviewing it and doing so and sharing it with your contacts. The deadline to sign is April 26, 2024. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program (Summer EBT) would provide over 2 million hungry children in Florida with roughly $259 million in federal food assistance next summer. Although Florida chose not to participate in Summer EBT for 2024, it is not too late for the state to administer Summer EBT next year. But time is running out. The deadline for Florida to tell USDA that it plans to administer 2025 Summer EBT is August 15, 2024. Bread for the World (https://lnkd.in/ejYZxTfx) and Florida Impact (https://lnkd.in/emve4wH3) are leading a request that state leaders meet the federal deadline and ensure Florida participates in 2025 Summer EBT. Add your organization to the letter by completing the form on this webpage: https://lnkd.in/eRw53VQ5 The deadline to sign the letter is April 26.

On Capitol Hill at the Congressional Black Caucus’ panel on the food insecurity students at HBCUs experience, I was pleased to share how Coppin State is addressing this issue on our campus and make suggestions on ways we can take lessons learned from this session to influence policy. #CoppinState #HBCUs #FoodInsecurity #PolicyInfluence

In the summer, nutritional access for America’s youth often becomes jeopardized, impacting many communities of color. With access to nutritional foods all year round, children can lead healthy and joyful lives. The new Summer Nutrition Programs (SUN Programs) by the Biden-Harris Administration aims to give families more opportunities to obtain nutritional support for their children. Eligible families are offered grocery benefits that can be used at an array of grocers across the country. The USDA estimates that 21 million children will benefit from this new program alone. USDA summer nutrition programs bring us one step closer to a world in which Black children and their families have supportive access and are given the opportunity to maintain health and access culturally relevant foods. Join us in commending this important investment in Black children. Learn more about the new program here: https://bit.ly/4bCaLRB

Did you know that last year, Minnesota food shelf visits reached an astounding 7.5 million—and this number continues to rise? Hunger is not just a personal hardship; it's a policy choice. At Second Harvest Heartland, we’re working every day to make sure people understand that their vote is a tool to help end hunger. At the Minnesota State Fair, our advocacy team had powerful conversations with attendees who were eager to connect the dots between hunger, policy, and voting. For many, it was eye-opening to see how their vote could directly impact policies related to food insecurity. This is why advocacy is crucial to our work—it not only educates the public but empowers them to drive change. Your voice can help change these policies. Pledge to vote, and together, we can create a future where no one goes hungry. Join us by pledging to vote today: https://bit.ly/47kDs4e #HungerIsAPolicyChoice

What does #SchoolMealsForAll really mean in CA? We break down how the $1.85B gets to work in this post:

In 2020, the USDA issued waivers to allow schools to provide meals at no charge to all children, no matter their household income. Two years later, these waivers expired, leaving students from struggling families who do not meet the federal eligibility threshold for free meals hungry. Today, only eight states have passed official policies that provide free school meals to all students, regardless of household income. While there is strong public support of free school meals in many other states, they have yet to pass legislation. Learn more about the current status of #SchoolMeals4All from Food Research & Action Center: https://lnkd.in/gCNtRNQa

The JAFSCD published "Toward a Justice Approach to Emergency Food Assistance and Food Waste: Exploring Pantry-Urban Gardener Partnerships in California's Santa Clara County," which Chris Bacon, Emma McCurry, Christopher McNeil, and I co-authored! In the article, we explore how food pantries and urban gardens could partner to trans­form pantries into distribution sites that also become food justice education and organizing spaces. You can read the article here: https://lnkd.in/drpgBJH3