Solving Hunger

#EndHunger

A Project of Tusk Philanthropies

[Citizens Union @CitizensUnionNY]

Happening NOW! Civic Conversation with Bradley Tusk @bradleytusk - Philanthropist, Venture Capitalist, Political Strategist, hosted by @JohnAvlon

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

Thank you @GovKathyHochul @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins for making school meals funding a priority in the 2024 State Budget!

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

"To @GovKathyHochul, @AndreaSCousins, and @CarlHeastie, my message is simple: Feeding our children must be a top priority." - @TheRevAl

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

Thank you, @GovMLG & the #nmleg, for making sure children have access to the nutritious meals they need to learn & thrive!

With this, now becomes the 5th state to implement #schoolmealsforall. We are excited to see the national momentum growing behind the school meals movement!

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a new bill into law to ensure all students have access to free and healthy school meals. The bill provides free breakfast and lunch in every New Mexico school, with fresh ingredients from local farmers and growers.

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

We applaud @GovTimWalz and the MN legislature for passing School Meals For All.

New York, it's our turn. Millions of kids are going hungry across the state. We can do something about it.

Tell Albany: Fund #Meals4AllNY

@GovKathyHochul @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

@GovKathyHochul, listen to the children.

In the past week, NM & MN signed #schoolmealsforall into law, and CA, ME, & CO already do! It's time for NY to be the next state to ensure no kid goes hungry while trying to learn by including funding for #schoolmealsforall in the budget.

[Jessica González-Rojas (votejgr.bsky.social) @votejgr]

JUST NOW: School children visited the Capitol to drop off empty trays to @GovKathyHochul’s office to ask her to fully fund #Meals4AllNY in the enacted budget!

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

Millions of kids in New York are going hungry. That’s just wrong.

Thank you @NYSenate and @NYSA_Majority for supporting Universal School Meals.

Tell Albany: Fund Universal School Meals.

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

"Without a continued commitment, school meal debt, when schools fall behind in paying meals, will soar. This happens not because kids from the lowest income families can’t pay, but because middle-income kids can’t pay." - @bradleytusk

https://t.co/cHbJdm4Hnf

[School Meals 4 All CT @sm4allct]

✅ This just in: CT Legislators have voted YES so that our kids can eat at no-cost for the rest of this school year. We still have work to do to make sure our students can have this permanently. Join us: https://t.co/tXst7Bx3nW
#schoolmeals4allct #feedourfuture #connecticut

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

Thank you, @MayorCarolineCT, for supporting the #schoolmeals4allCT campaign! Together, we can ensure every child in Connecticut can receive the nutritious meals they need to learn & develop.

Learn more about the campaign from @EndHungerCT! ⤵️

https://t.co/2DouhAPRJG

[Caroline Simmons @MayorCarolineCT]

Thank you to United Way of Western Connecticut & @EndHungerCT for hosting a convening of community stakeholders across government & nonprofit to discuss the School Meals 4 All campaign.

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

"Anore Horton, executive director of @HungerFreeVT , which is receiving a grant from Solving Hunger, said she doesn’t want families to associate school with debt collection for unpaid school meal costs"

Read more on our work to make #schoolmealsforall ⤵️

https://t.co/c0clcfCC3s

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

Ending child hunger is a bi-partisan issue. We are happy to see members from both parties come together to ensure no child has to go hungry while at school by implementing #schoolmealsforall!

#Meals4AllNY

https://t.co/j1xbwcmjAD

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

"Tusk Philanthropies’ Solving Hunger, which was founded by venture capitalist and political strategist Bradley Tusk, is supporting universal school meal campaigns in 2023 for Vermont, North Carolina, Connecticut and New York.”

https://t.co/yOgfmggqoY

[Hunger Free Vermont @HungerFreeVT]

It’s School Nutrition Association Advocacy Week, and we’re celebrating Universal School Meals at the statehouse! School Nutrition professionals shared why they think free school meals are important for our students.

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

Last year, we were grateful to work with @HungerFreeVT to extend #schoolmealsforall in Vermont. This year, we're back with the Hunger Free Vermont team to make it permanent.

https://t.co/1USYbfXfbg

[Helena Bottemiller Evich @hbottemiller]

Enjoyed this convo w/@bradleytusk on his podcast Firewall.

We cover:

-How I ended up in food policy
-Why Washington tends to not care about these issues (but consumers do)
-The push for universal free school meals
-How the book industry & VC are alike

https://t.co/3iRwTzKNtf

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

At the state level, the growing fight to secure free meals for all public school students got a major boost last week with an infusion of cash from Tusk Philanthropies’ Solving Hunger. More in this week's #thefieldreport. https://t.co/aqaObL9ZLv

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

We're so excited to announce our 2023 grantees in 4 states! This year, we will be working with @EndHungerCT , @HungerFreeVT , @FeedingNys, & @NCAlliance4Hlth on campaigns solely focused on implementing #schoolmealsforall.

Click below to learn more ⤵️

https://t.co/K3M94oIMkL

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

"So we’ve passed a bill that addresses hunger. And economic development. And climate."

Hear from VT state Senator Brian Campion on extending universal school meals, the program's immense benefits, and how its reach will go far beyond just the classroom.

https://t.co/bACQUjVVYs

[Solving Hunger @SolvingHunger]

“There’s a point where you get used to being hungry”

No child should have to get used to being hungry. In the past 2 years, we have seen the effectiveness of universal school meals in fighting hunger & that's why we support school meal legislation today.

https://t.co/0fQl0XOcrO