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National Anti- Hunger Organizations (NAHO) Celebrate World Food Day on October 17, 2008
Date posted: October 24, 2008
As part of the 2008 World Food Day celebration, NAHO released the 2008 Blueprint to End Hunger. The Blueprint sets a goal of cutting U.S. food insecurity in half by 2015 and outlines a comprehensive plan of action to ensure every American is adequately nourished.
The Congressional Hunger Center and the nation’s leading anti-hunger groups are calling upon President Bush, presidential candidates, Congress, elected officials, faith based groups, the private sector and the general public to work together to strengthen current federal nutrition programs and policies. As outlined in the 2008 Blueprint, Americans have the ability and the means to end hunger.
The Congressional Hunger Center and the nation’s leading anti-hunger groups are calling upon President Bush, presidential candidates, Congress, elected officials, faith based groups, the private sector and the general public to work together to strengthen current federal nutrition programs and policies. As outlined in the 2008 Blueprint, Americans have the ability and the means to end hunger.
View 2008 Blueprint to End Hunger
View NAHO 2008 Unveiling of Blueprint to End Hunger on World Food Day press release
Victory Against Hunger Awards Announced
Date posted: October 9, 2008
Celebrating outstanding efforts in fighting hunger through creating innovative farm to school programs, twenty-five organizations were awarded Victory Against Hunger Awards by the Congressional Hunger Center (CHC), Victory Wholesale Group, and National Farm to School Network. From California to Maine, we applaud the efforts and energy across the country working to increase nutrition in schools and provide children with lasting education in agriculture, health, and the environment. [Read More]
CHC Director Receives National Award!
Date posted: December 11, 2007
The Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) proudly announces that Edward M. Cooney, CHC Executive Director, has been awarded the 2008 Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Nutrition by the School Nutrition Association (SNA). Mr. Cooney will receive this award at the 5th annual A Possible Dream Gala to be held on March 4, 2008 in Washington, D.C. The award honors national level leaders who advocate for improved childhood nutrition, and past recipients include Senators Bob Dole and George McGovern, Dr. Josephine Martin, and Ms. Catherine Bertini of the World Food Program. The award’s namesake, Gene White, is an extraordinary woman who continues to dedicate her life to children and the benefits of good nutrition. Please visit the School Nutrition Association website at www.schoolnutrition.org/ for more information.
The Congressional Hunger Center Secures U.S. Botanic Garden for February 27, 2008 15th Anniversary Gala Celebration
Date posted: October 23, 2007
CHC has secured the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC to celebrate the organization’s 15th anniversary. This gala event, scheduled for February 27, 2008, coincides with the Garden’s orchid festival, and will celebrate CHC’s success in training more than 500 anti-hunger leaders through the Emerson and Leland fellowship programs, supporting the efforts of Congressional anti-hunger leaders, and enhancing the connections between policymakers and frontline anti-hunger activists. Please consider sponsoring the gala event; for more information about how your corporation, foundation, or organization can be a sponsor, please contact Sherian Roggeband at 202-547-7022 x21. [Read More]
The Congressional Hunger Center and Victory Wholesale Group are Pleased to Announce the 2007 Victory Against Hunger Award Winners
Date posted: August 24, 2007
Washington, DC - For the 15th consecutive year, Victory Wholesale Group of Springboro, Ohio and Boca Raton, Florida, and the Washington, D.C. based Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) have teamed up to recognize anti-hunger organizations, food banks and HIV/AIDS clinics that have worked effectively to promote food as medicine in their communities. Every member of Congress was given the opportunity to nominate organizations in their own community or state to receive one of the $1,000 prizes that are underwritten by Victory Wholesale Group. The Congressional Hunger Center received 45 nominations and made 22 awards. This year's competition marks a total of over $263,000 that has been awarded through the Victory Against Hunger Awards (VAH) Program. [Read More]
Congressional Hunger Center and Victory Wholesale Group Offer $1,000 Checks to Twenty (20) Hunger-Fighting Organizations in the U.S.
Date posted: February 23, 2007
Washington, DC - February 25, 2007 - The Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) and Victory Wholesale Group of Springboro, Ohio, and Boca Raton, Florida, are announcing the 2007 Fifteenth Anniversary "Victory Against Hunger Awards" (VAH Awards). The awards are twenty $1,000 grants to be presented to anti-hunger organizations, food banks, community food security, and organizations providing nutrition assistance and nutrition services to people with HIV/AIDS and other life threatening illnesses. The total unrestricted grants from Victory Wholesale Group have now reached $258,000 since their inception in 1993. [Read More]
National Anti-Hunger Organization's Statement On the 2007 Farm Bill Reauthorization
Date posted: January 5, 2007
The 110th Congress will reauthorize the “Farm Bill.” That important legislation has a breadth and reach far beyond American agricultural policy. The Farm Bill also will reauthorize a number of nutrition assistance programs crucial to the health and well-being of some of America’s most vulnerable people.
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