Thanks for supporting @ForsythBackpack in 2022
We fed @wsfcs kids on weekends and holidays, stocked food pantries, provided family pantry boxes to fight food insecurity in @CityofWS
Story by @Marketplace on how inflation and pandemic impact food insecurity
"Making meaningful, sustainable progress by the end of this decade is doable."
๐ง Check out this @Marketplace interview to hear more from @FeedingAmerica CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot about the ongoing effort to #EndHunger.
https://t.co/c06RMTcBxV
And thatโs a wrap! 800 backpack meals packed today by @ForsythBackpack and our friends and supporters from @ArborAcres
We purchase food and pack meals to nourish local kids
#FeedingtheFuture
National #ChildNutrition waivers made it possible for schools and local organizations to adapt their programs so they could still reach kids with the food they need.ย But without intervention, those waivers will expire. Learn more and take action: https://t.co/IwPS4eNCSm
Looking for new tools to tackle hunger? The virtual 2022 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference will provide content-rich workshops. Preview the workshop list & register today! Join @fractweets, @hunger, & @CACFPForum March 15-17: https://t.co/HfK7WuhVOW #hungerpc22
๐จ The expanded & strengthened #ChildTaxCredit is here to ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ *๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐*.
โด๏ธ In our ๐ blog, learn more about this MAJOR win for families, & how Congress can it permanent. https://t.co/gaSUB7cvde
The pandemic forced families to make many tough choices in order to survive. For many people that meant choosing between necessities, like food, childcare, utilities or transportation.
Read more from @SELFmagazine about the challenges our neighbors face: https://t.co/aqxBNiASNW
29M kids who receive free & reduced-price school meals face hunger during the summer months. Fighting hunger is a joint effort that includes putting policies in action. We applaud @POTUS' #AmericanFamiliesPlan that includes specific investments to help solve child summer hunger.
"What the pandemic showed was how deeply unjust and nonfunctional many parts of our society are...With schools closed, it suddenly became apparent how many children rely on schools for food."
@ForsythBackpack continues to feed hungry children in and out of school
๐ Giving families in need more food dollars is hunger relief, economic stimulus, & a health booster, all in one.
๐ฃ Congress: Families are counting on you to #BoostSNAPNow in #COVIDRelief to provide extra food money for as long as #COVID19 is a threat & the economy is stalled.
๐ BREAKING: 2 harmful rules that would have stripped SNAP food assistance for millions of families โ the Categorical Eligibility and SUA rules โ have been withdrawn by USDA!
Thanks to all of you for fighting to keep #HandsOffSNAP! (1/3)