Stephanie D Smith

Associate Director of the Missouri State Alliance of YMCAs. Anti-hunger advocate. Local food enthusiast. Views are my own.

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

@MissouriYMCAs we are proud of your efforts to feed #hungry kids year round. Our Ys will continue to provide needed #nutrition to children . #TheYFeedsKids #YforAll @fractweets @NoKidHungryMO @nokidhungry

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Missouri’s decision to decline federal child nutrition waivers cost kids thousands of free meals. https://t.co/lDn0G5Dvb5

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

Summer is underway, and YMCAs are counting on Congress to pass the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act THIS WEEK to help meet true community need and serve healthy meals at thousands of sites. Join me in taking action! #YAdvocate #TheYFeedsKids https://t.co/dQ4b3H3Kc3

[Missouri YMCAs @MissouriYMCAs]

Drowning is the #1 cause of preventable death for children ages 1-4 in the U.S. Participation in swim lessons and safety around water courses reduces the risk of drowning by nearly 90%. @GovParsonMO @MoPublicSafety #ShowMeWaterSafety

[Sen. Cory Booker @SenBooker]

I am so excited @POTUS is hosting this more than 50 years after the last conference on hunger. Urgent action is needed to solve the nutrition crisis and the dramatic rise of diet-related disease. It is time for us to come together to find solutions.
https://t.co/onr1hJWZqx

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

Without #USDA waiver extensions, millions of kids lose #nutrition access this summer. @RoyBlunt and @HawleyMO please sign on to the bipartisan Support Kids Not Red Tape Act. #KeepKidsFed #TheYFeedsKids

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

YMCAs are leading providers of USDA feeding programs. Take action TODAY to ask Congress to extend USDA's pandemic child nutrition waivers. #YAdvocate #TheYFeedsKids #SupportKidsNotRedTape https://t.co/YtJk9Wrt3a

[Food Research & Action Center @fractweets]

#ChildNutrition waivers expire on June 30. Unless Congress extends @USDA's waiver authority, there will be major consequences. For instance, “millions of kids are going to lose access to summer meals on July 1,” said Crystal FitzSimons. https://t.co/xW6V0Lfp89

[Missouri YMCAs @MissouriYMCAs]

Urge Congress TODAY to extend authority to the @USDA to continue pandemic waivers. Millions of children will lose access to summer meals without your help. #TheYFeedsKids #YAdvocate #summermeals @NoKidHungry @MomsRising @FRAC @YMCAadvocacy

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

#YAdvocates the time is now to ask for #Congress to authorize @USDANutrition to extend child nutrition waivers. https://t.co/nIPfmNaAFH

[Missouri YMCAs @MissouriYMCAs]

Thank you Rep. Patricia Pike & Speaker @RobVescovo for honoring Osage Prairie YMCA Jeff Snyder for his work in Nevada feeding kids. Since March 2020, his Y has fed 2000+ kids per week, and served over 2.5 million meals! @YMCAadvocacy #NoKidHungry #theYfeedskids

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

Thank you @rufuswainwright for a lovely evening. We have dearly missed live music. Grateful for your beautiful voice.

[Douglas Emhoff Archived @SecondGent46]

I’m always game for a round of Wiffle ball!

Thank you Belle Chasse @YMCA for providing kids with a safe place to eat, learn, and play this summer.

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

HB432, signed yesterday, has many great provisions for #foodsecurity. It will also allow @MissouriYMCAs more flexibility to feed kids after school. Honored to be a part of this work. #TheYFeedsKids #YforAll #YAdvocate

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

Well deserved recognition for my amazing sister.

[Captain Springfield @CaptainSGF]

Happy #CaptainTuesday where we celebrate some of the people in #417Land deserving of the #CAPSGF cape! Today-Margaret Skidmore w/ @officialSPS & Counseling Solutions of the Ozarks! Thank you for your kindness, work, & commitment to our city! We are so lucky to have you in #SGF!

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

I just took action with @ymcaadvocacy to support summer meal programs at @ymca sites across the country! Join me and ask your member of Congress to support the Summer Meals Act. #yadvocate #ymca https://t.co/NAIzlzpCvm

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

@StaceyMcDanielY shares how #theYFeedsKids during the pandemic at No Kid Hungry’s #RCHS21. Ys served 9.6 million pounds of food from March 2020 to August 2021.

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

Such an honor to work with the Missouri Ys as we address #childhunger. #theYFeedsKids #NAD2021

[Missouri YMCAs @MissouriYMCAs]

Thank you Osage Prairie YMCA CEO Jeff Snyder for representing Missouri Ys during @YMCAadvocacy National Advocacy Days. Jeff's Y has become a leader in our state, now serving over 150,000 meals per week in rural Missouri. Over 2,000 kids are served by this Y!

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

Join me in taking action TODAY to encourage Congress to include #Relief4Charities in the next COVID bill! Nonprofits like the Y are a community lifeline, and we need additional support to meet growing need. https://t.co/LAi02TQXtv

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

@Fogle4MO Micheal Kiwanuka.

[Stephanie D Smith @steph_deansmith]

Such an incredible program. Mission driven work addressing #foodinsecurity and bringing together #community. #YforAll #BecauseY

[Missouri YMCAs @MissouriYMCAs]

The Osage Prairie YMCA in Nevada, Mo. gives seven days of groceries to 1,100 children in its weekly YMCA Grocery Grab. This program is possible through community partnerships, volunteers and CACFP and SFSP funding. #TheYFeedsKids #AfterschoolMeals