Raise
Your Voice for TEFAP Funding(12/09)
Feeding America advocacy action around increasing TANF funding.
The USDA's recently released Food Security numbers for 2008
show an alarming 49.1 million Americans are at risk of hunger. Click
here to get more information about how you help.
Support
the Child Reauthorization Act (12/09) School meals
are an essential source of daily
nutrition for many low-income children.
In Sonoma County over 26,000 children
qualify for free or reduced price
school meals. The Child Nutrition
Reauthorization Act which funds
school nutrition programs and WIC
is up for renewal and we are asking
for additional funding to ensure
that this valuable safety net for
children at risk of hunger thrives.
Take a moment to download postcards
and mail to your federal legislators
today. You will find their names
and addresses listed under Contact
your Representative. Thank-you
for helping end hunger.
Click
to print postcard. (Use card
stock if you want to use as a postcard.
For standard copy paper, place card
into regular envelope before mailing.)
Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP) There
are millions of Americans who rely
on SNAP (formerly named the Food
Stamp Program) regularly or in times
of emergency and economic hardship.Learn
more about SNAP.
News
. . .
Is
home cooking healthier? In
tight economy, eating at home more
common, but preparation is the key.
By Tara Parker-Pope, New York
Times
Published in The Press Democrat:
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 4:02 a.m.
