This alert comes from the Washington D.C. Office of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a ministry partner of LPPO.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and our anti-hunger partners like Bread for the World and Feeding America are planning a “week of action” during June 9-11 to generate momentum for the passage of a strong Child Nutrition Reauthorization.
In an effort to demonstrate grassroots support for Child Nutrition Reauthorization, we are asking as many people as possible to call their Representative this week. (For easy-to-use talking points to guide your call, click here). In short, we are asking for a strong Child Nutrition Reauthorization THIS YEAR that includes at least $1 billion per year in new investments. We encourage you to target these calls to your Representative in the House since that is where action is happening at this time.
Use this toll-free number and give them your Representative’s name to be connected to their office: 1-800-815-3740. Don’t know your Representative? Just click on Take Action and we’ll look it up for you.
Just tell them who you are, where you’re from, and your brief message in support of a strong Child Nutrition Reauthorization with $1 billion per year in new investments.
Background
Nearly 17 million American children struggle against hunger. While hunger affects people of all ages, it is particularly devastating for children. Even short-term episodes of hunger can cause lasting damage to a child’s development and put children at risk for a range of cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and physical problems.
As summer approaches, legislative activity is heating up on the Child Nutrition Act, the bill that authorizes all of the federal school meal and child nutrition programs. Renewed about every 5 years, the Child Nutrition Act is one important tool in our fight against childhood hunger.
The programs in this Act – like the School Lunch Program and the Summer Food Service Program – serve tens of millions of children each day, ensuring that low-income and hungry children have access to healthy and nutritious foods. This reauthorization is our chance to improve the quality and efficiency of these programs, as well as make sure they are reaching all those kids who need them.
To learn more about this important bill, check out the ELCA’s Child Nutrition Reauthorization webpage.
The time is now!
This is a critical time to weigh in on Child Nutrition Reauthorization. We need your help to generate as many calls and meetings as possible to show Congress how important this bill is to hungry children!
