We know you care – Here’s an easy free way to make a difference. The Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill is in Congress right now and it is vital to the health and vitality of our children. This bill is only up for reauthorization every five years so this is a conversation that we can only have twice a decade. We invite you to this conversation.
This important legislation funds school breakfast and lunch, meals in child care settings, summer lunch, after school meals, and WIC (The Women with Infants and children Supplemental Nutrition Program). These programs allow low income children to receive the nutrition they need to stay healthy and grow. They also are a key component to education.
In northern Nevada there are 49,665 children that needed emergency food services just last year, and almost 26,000 children who rely on school meals for much of their daily nutrition. One of every two children in America will have better health because of the WIC program. This is a very important Bill and we need your help to make it as powerful as possible for our kids.
What we know about Child Nutrition Reauthorization:
· It is vital to provide children access to nutritious food.
· It needs to be fully funded to meet the needs of the hungry children.
· It needs to move forward immediately in this session of Congress.
What if we told you that you could help this effort with just a few short minutes of your time?
Click here Hunger Action Center to show your support for hungry children. Click on how to take action. You can send a letter to all of your representatives with a few short clicks.
It is unacceptable that there are hungry children in our communities and our nation. This is an issue that every person and every party can believe in. It has strong bi-partisan support in Congress. The Administration has set the goal to end child hunger by 2015. This is the first step.
Thank you so much for helping.
Cherie Jamason
President & CEO