It takes many hands—including yours—to ensure every person facing hunger gets the food they need.
This #HungerActionMonth, your gift goes 2x as far. Every $1 = 2x the meals for families in need.
🌟 Double your impact today: https://t.co/C2CIGIC8y1
We ask lawmakers to reject budget reconciliation proposals that reduce funding for SNAP & Medicaid.
📰 Our full statement on House reconciliation bill markup: https://t.co/J5MelRSn3v
Food bankers were in D.C. today to meet with lawmakers.
📣️ Congress must protect nutrition programs like TEFAP and SNAP in budget negotiations. Reduced funding would harm our neighbors facing hunger in every county across the country. #FoodBankFlyIn
We urge Congress to consider the implications of budget reconciliation proposals for the nearly 50 million people, including 14 million children, who experience hunger in the U.S.
��� Read our full statement: https://t.co/5iYHfjWWca
Each year, we focus on the words of wisdom from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We've hosted a celebration of his life and legacy for the past 33 years.
See year's program focused on eradicating hunger: https://t.co/X76ooNp22J
We are grateful to the @nytopinion & @NickKristof for their long-standing partnership in the movement to end hunger, and for shining a light on the 47 million Americans facing food insecurity 🧡
#NYTCommunitiesFund
Volunteers at the MANNA food bank in Asheville, NC serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of community. Their facility was destroyed by Hurricane Helene, but within a matter of days, they stepped up to keep serving those in need.
The #ChildTaxCredit improvements already passed in the House would strengthen a proven tool to help millions more children thrive. The Senate plans to vote TODAY on the bipartisan tax legislation with #CTC expansion.
We urge @SenateDems and @SenateGOP to VOTE YES! ⏳
📢 The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit provisions passed in the House would strengthen a proven tool to help millions of kids. We urge @SenateDems & @SenateGOP to swiftly pass the #CTC expansion included in the bipartisan tax legislation.
📰 Full statement: https://t.co/SptT6McCbv
We had a full house join us today for our first ever Food is Medicine Summit, but you butter brie-lieve that it isn’t just for show!
We’re putting in the work across HHS to beet food insecurity and reduce nutrition-relates diseases. Lettuce show you what we’ve done so far 🧵🍎
ICYMI: HHS announced new public-private partnerships with @RockefellerFdn, @Instacart, and @FeedingAmerica to advance the Food is Medicine policy and to improve health outcomes through food, especially for marginalized communities. https://t.co/j2UtNb0PHt
Good news! Tonight, the House passed, with a strong bipartisan vote, a tax bill with a #ChildTaxCredit expansion that would help about 16 million children in families with low incomes.
The Senate should quickly pass this important legislation.
https://t.co/AnlXPHqMep
📢 The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit proposal would strengthen a proven tool to help ensure families can access the food & resources they need to thrive. We urge Congress to swiftly pass legislation including improvements to the #CTC.
📰 Full statement: https://t.co/C5YPUImsfp
Celebrating the spirit of #MLKDayofService as @POTUS Joe Biden, @PhillyMayor Cherelle L. Parker, and @AmeriCorps lend a helping hand at @Philabundance. 🧡
Honor Dr. King's legacy by volunteering at a food bank near you: https://t.co/jY7tPtXb7x
Feeding America celebrates the news that at least 35 states, 5 U.S territories & 4 tribes intend to launch Summer EBT in 2024! Programs will center the dignity & agency of families by allowing them to choose the nutritious foods that best meet their needs. https://t.co/Ri5y42AwWD
Scarlett Johansson credits the ability to have a full plate as something that helped her fuel her love of theater and acting. When people are fed, futures are nourished.
Join the movement to end hunger now: https://t.co/lZVa8IJACA 🧡
The #FarmersFeedingAmerica Act would significantly increase funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), supporting farmers and families across the country!
At the end of the day tomorrow, the government could face a shutdown. Should this happen, it will bring uncertainty to millions of families in the United States.
Read our full statement here: https://t.co/dyrSE32ezR
Today is #HungerActionDay and we're listening to the people who are directly experiencing food insecurity to help find long-term solutions for hunger.
Learn how you can be an advocate: https://t.co/CsG02pEfF4
#HungerActionMonth 🧡
Today’s stunning rise in poverty is the direct result of policy choices — including Congress’s decision to allow the successful #ChildTaxCredit expansion to expire. Policymakers should expand the #ChildTaxCredit this year and reverse this troubling trend. https://t.co/F31MhcEdZD