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A big welcome to Leah Ray, our new Chief Revenue Officer, and George Kelemen, Senior Vice President of Program Partnerships, Campaigns and Advocacy. We are thrilled to continue our mission to eradicate childhood hunger and poverty with the strengths of Leah and George by our side! Read more: https://lnkd.in/e2zPx8Qi

Do you like eating DANDELIONS like I do? Then let's get in the WEEDS! Policy weeds that is - the Medicaid Food Security Network (led by Share Our Strength and HealthBegins) is holding our first National Summit May 7-8 in DC on "Policy strategies for Medicaid and MCOs to improve SNAP, WIC, & Food is Medicine coordination". This is an opportunity for our community to share insights, foster meaningful connections with each other and our fancy speakers, and explore new ideas to address food security within Medicaid. Medicaid and SNAP cuts loom large and scarily, but there IS a path forward to continue building on the Food is Medicine/food security coalition-building, policymaking, and service delivery so many of us have been in the thick of. Who should attend? Food security advocates, healthcare representatives, managed care organizations, state government staff, state legislators, and allies. And if you’re already going to the Food Research & Action Center Anti-Hunger Policy Conference on May 4-6, this could be a great extension of your DC trip, as the MFSN summit will be in the same hotel, the Omni Shoreham. There is no registration fee, but there is limited space, so register by April 4 and help spread the word to your networks.?JOIN ME!!! #Medicaid #FoodSecurity #HealthEquity #Networking #FoodInsecurity #HealthBegins #ShareOurStrength #FoodIsMedicine #SDOH #HRSN

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"SNAP is one of the most effective tools we have as a nation to address childhood hunger," Sarah Steely, director of No Kid Hungry Virginia. "It provides families with that extra help to put food on the table so that kids can have access to consistent nutrition all year round, especially filling the void during school breaks." Read more on a recent survey commissioned by HelloFresh at https://lnkd.in/gcaijawk

Did you know that 1 in 5 LGBTQIA+ high school students experience hunger due to food insecurity? School meals are a reliable food source for millions of students in the U.S., but many youths miss school because they feel unsafe or uncomfortable. This LGBTQIA+ Health Awareness Week, we're reflecting on our landscape analysis of food insecurity among LGBTQIA+ youth from 2023 that we conducted in partnership with The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, a leader in LGBTQIA+ research. View the full report at bit.ly/3DECQMt. ??????????????

We're on LinkedIn, so know this video started as a meeting. Lots to unpack here: What's the latest on the continuing resolution in Congress? What's happening with recent news around the USDA and the Department of Education? Take a deep dive with us and keep reminding our lawmakers that cutting programs like SNAP hurts kids at https://lnkd.in/eAws59D9.

Every day, we are inspired by people from a wide range of industries and experiences who share their strengths with us to help end childhood hunger. Today, we are pleased to announce and welcome new members to our No Kid Hungry Leadership Council who play an important role in supporting our work to help connect kids to the food they need to thrive. Welcome Jennie Gordon, First Lady of Wyoming; Daniel Chu, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Tricolor Holdings and Foundation; and Constance Chu, Co-Chair of Tricolor Foundation - Thank you all for sharing your strength with us and for your incredible commitment to making #NoKidHungry a reality!

The APHSA -- American Public Human Services Association and No Kid Hungry, a campaign of Share Our Strength, invite you to the second webinar of our Building Momentum for Language Justice in Human Services series. Building on the foundational discussion of language as a critical access issue in SNAP, this session will focus on the challenges and collaborative solutions that agencies and community-based organizations (CBOs) can leverage to strengthen language access initiatives. Presenters will discuss the relationships between agencies and CBOs, sharing lessons learned around best practices, such as strategies for building partnerships that expand capacity, leveraging community-based resources, and data-sharing practices. Join us to gain actionable insights and strengthen your organization's commitment to accessible, person-centered food and nutrition support! Date: April 3rd, 2025 Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm ET Register at https://lnkd.in/giUK6uJ3

On Friday, I joined Ayana Harry on NY1 News's #InsideCityHall to discuss Share Our Strength's latest #NoKidHungry poll of New Yorkers. New Yorkers are struggling - more than half are going into debt in order to pay for groceries and a majority of respondents said in addition to their financial health, rising prices are impacting their physical and mental health. New Yorkers are also united - they want to protect and strengthen safety net programs like #SNAP, #WIC, #summermeals and #schoolmeals which are under attack at the federal level. Almost all respondents said hunger should NOT exist in New York. Several years ago, a sitting member of the US Senate used the term "New York values" in a derogatory manner. I proudly wear the badge of having "New York Values" each day because it means we welcome people, we support others, we care for our neighbors and want to see them grow and thrive. We take the politics out of issues and focus on caring for our fellow New Yorkers. That's how we need our elected officials to address child hunger - with New York values of love, respect and concern. Learn more in this extended interview: https://lnkd.in/egJPhPqQ