Letter from 3000 antihunger advocates and providers in support of SNAP 3.29.17 PDF
Preview Letter from 3000 antihunger advocates and providers in support of SNAP 3.29.17
March 2017 Dear President Trump and Members of Congress, We, the undersigned, are national, state, and local organizations committed to ensuring a strong and effective national nutrition safety net for vulnerable, low-income individuals and families. With a united voice, we reflect on the hunger problem in America and its solutions as we work with the new Administration and Congress on solutions to the problem. There are 42 million people in this country — 13 million of them children and over 5 million of them seniors — living in households struggling with hunger. This problem would be far, far worse if not for the nation’s successful and cost-effective anti-hunger programs: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps); the National School Breakfast and School Lunch programs; the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) that provides nutritious meals for children in child care, Head Start, and afterschool programs and shelters; the Summer Meals programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which provides commodities to food banks; the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations; and nutrition programs for the elderly (e.g., the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and congregate and home-delivered meals.) Together, these federal nutrition programs reduce hunger and poverty, improve health and learning, increase productivity, create jobs, and invest in the future of our communities. These programs help all Americans in every state including seniors, children, people with disabilities, veterans, military families, and low-paid workers, unemployed and underemployed adults. In particular, SNAP, as our nation’s first line of defense against hunger, has the broadest reach. It is structured to respond effectively to need as a result of economic downturns, natural disasters, and other causes. We call on the Administration and the Congress to recommit our nation to one of its most important and widely agreed-upon beliefs, one that has deep and long-standing bipartisan support: nobody in this country should go hungry. Specifically, we call on you to protect and defend the federal nutrition programs from block grants and structural changes; to fully fund these programs and defend them from budget cuts, taking steps to ensure all people in our country have access to the nutrition they need to live healthy and productive lives. We stand ready to work with the President and Congress to achieve this goal. National Organizations 1,000 Days 9to5, National Association of Working Women AASA Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) Advocates for Better Children's Diets AFL-CIO AFSCME Afterschool Alliance Alliance for Aging Research American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics American Academy of Pediatrics American Association of Service Coordinators American Commodity Distribution Association American Federation of Teachers American Institute for Cancer Research American Psychological Association American Public Health Association American School Health Association American Society for Nutrition American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum Association for Child Development Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) Benefits Data Trust Boys & Girls Clubs of America Bread for the World Caregiver Action Network Center for Community Change Action Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Center for Science in the Public Interest Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Child Care Aware of America Child Welfare League of America Children's Defense Fund Children's Leadership Council Coalition on Human Needs Congressional Hunger Center Consumer Federation of America Daughters of Charity - USA Defeat Malnutrition Today Doctors for America Ecumenical Poverty Initiative eGovernment Payments Council of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association Environmental Working Group Eta Sigma Gamma Every Child Matters Fair Food Network Farmers Market Coalition Farmers Market Management Associates Feeding America First Focus Food is Medicine Coalition Food Policy Action Food Policy Action Education Fund Food Research & Action Center Friends Committee on National Legislation Generations United Global Child Nutrition Foundation Healthcare Nutrition Counicl Hunger Free America ICNA Council for Social Justice Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Islamic Relief USA Jewish Council for Public Affairs JFNA/AJFCA Juice Products Association Justice in Aging LIFT Lutheran Services in America March of Dimes MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger Meals on Wheels America Migrant Legal Action Program Moms Rising National After School Association National Assoc for Bilingual Education National Association for Family Child Care National Association of Counsel for Children National Association of County and City Health Officials National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs National Association of Social Workers National CACFP Forum National CACFP Sponsors Association National Center for Lesbian Rights National Co+op Grocers National Coalition for the Homeless National Commodity Supplemental Food Program Association National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care National Consumers League National Council on Aging National Diaper Bank Network National Employment Law Project National Family Farm Coalition National Family Support Network National Farmers Union National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Hispanic Medical Assocation National Institute on Out-of-School Time National Military Family Association National Pasta Association National PTA National Summer Learning Association National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition National WIC Association Nemours Children's Health System NWLC Oral Health America Partnership for America's Children Project Vote Public Advocacy for Kids RESULTS Rural Coalition/Coalicion Rural School Nutrition Association SeaShare Share Our Strength Slow Food USA Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior Society of St. Andrew Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation SparkAction The Alliance to End Hunger The Arc of the United States The Campus Kitchens Project The Food Trust The Root Cause Coalition The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society UAW Union for Reform Judaism Union of Concerned Scientists United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) United States Healthful Food Council Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Voices for Progress Wholesome Wave WhyHunger Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture World Hunger Education, Advocacy & Training (WHEAT) YMCA of the USA Zero to Three Alabama Alabama Childhood Food Alpines AL Alabama Family Child Care Association Huntsville AL Alabama Food Bank Association Huntsville AL Alabama Possible Birmingham AL ALAbundant Cullman AL Community Service Programs of West AL, Inc. Tuscaloosa AL Ekklesia Ministries Sheffield AL Family Day Care, Inc. Harvest AL Feeding the Gulf Coast Theodore AL Hoover Senior Center Hoover AL Human Resource Development Corporation Enterprise AL Hunger Solutions Institute Auburn AL John L. Fisher Community Center Brewton AL Madison County Home Child Care Association Huntsville AL Norwood Resource Center Birmingham AL Office of Service Learning Birmingham AL Snook Youth Club of Foley Foley AL VOICES for Alabama's Children Montgomery AL Alaska Alaska Afterschool Network Anchorage AK Alaska Food Coalition Anchorage AK Alaska Federation of Natives Anchorage AK Alaska Food Policy Council Anchorage AK Alaska State Employees Association Local 52 Anchorage AK Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor Old Harbor AK Anchorage Northside Seventh-Day Adventist Church Anchorage AK APSCI Anchor point AK Bean's Cafe/The Children's Lunchbox Anchorage AK Bethel Winter Shelter Lions Club Bethel AK Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula Kenai AK Bread Line, Inc. Fairbanks AK Catholic Social Services - Alaska Anchorage AK Chuathbaluk Traditional Council Chuathbaluk AK Covenant House Alaska Anchorage AK Fairbanks Day Care Food Program Fairbanks AK Food Bank of Alaska Anchorage AK Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Soldotna AK Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Ketchikan AK Klawock Cooperative Association Klawock AK Maniilaq WIC Program Kotzebue AK MatSu Food Bank / Food4Kids Wasilla AK Native Village of Port Heiden Port Heiden AK NeighborWorks Alaska Anchorage AK Nenana Tortella Council on Aging, Inc. Nenana AK Nome Community Center Nome AK North Star Council on Aging Fairbanks AK The Downtown Soup Kitchen Anchorage AK Upper Susitna Food Pantry Talkeetna AK Arizona A New Leaf Mesa AZ Adelante Healthcare Phoenix AZ All Faith Community Services Buckeye AZ Arivaca Coordinating Council Arivaca AZ Arizona Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Phoenix AZ Arizona Association of Family Day Care Chandler AZ Arizona Center for Economic Progress Phoenix AZ Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness Phoenix AZ Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Phoenix AZ Arizona Community Action Association Phoenix AZ Arizona Council of Human Service Providers Phoenix AZ Arizona Early Childhood Education Association Phoenix AZ Arizona Faith Network Phoenix AZ Arizona Family Health Partnership Phoenix AZ Arizona Head Start Association Phoenix AZ Arizona Interfaith Power & Light Tempe AZ Association of Arizona Food Banks Phoenix AZ AZLWI Surprise AZ BJ Enterprises Scottsdale AZ Caring Ministries Tucson AZ Chandler Christian Community Center Chandler AZ Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona Tucson AZ Cornucopia Community Advocates Sedona AZ Desert Mission Food Bank Phoenix AZ East Valley Adult Resources Mesa AZ Food for Families Bullhead City Food Bank Bullhead City AZ Foothills Food Bank Deming AZ Gateway Bible Church Mesa AZ Glendale Community Action Program Glendale AZ Hearts of the Desert Rose, Inc. Green Valley AZ Helping Families In Need Tolleson AZ Hunger Action Ministry of Faith in Action of Franciscan Renewal Center Scottsdale AZ ICM Food & Clothing Bank Phoenix AZ IMPACT of Southern AZ Tucson AZ Interagency Council Community Food Bank Lake Havasu City AZ Interfaith Community Services Tucson AZ Keep Phoenix Beautiful Phoenix AZ Manna Ministry, Calvary Community Church Phoenix AZ Mariposa Community Health Center WIC Program Nogales AZ Mountain Park Health Center Phoenix AZ Neighbors Who Care Sun Lakes AZ North Country Health Care Flagstaff AZ Orangewood Presbyterian Phoenix AZ Pima Council on Aging Tucson AZ Pinnacle Prevention Chandler AZ Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition Phoenix AZ Quarles & Brady Phoenix AZ Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. Chandler AZ RSM Food Pantry Mesa AZ Santa Cruz Valley Food Pantry Eloy AZ Small World Preschool Tucson AZ Southside Presbyterian Church Tucson AZ Southwest Foodservice Excellence Phoenix AZ St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance Phoenix AZ St. Vincent De Paul Artesia AZ St. Vincent de Paul - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Tempe AZ St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank Sierra Vista AZ Tanner Community Development Corporation Phoenix AZ The Arc of Arizona Phoenix AZ United Food Bank Mesa AZ Valley of the Sun United Way Phoenix AZ WIC - Pheonix Pheonix AZ Winslow Council on Aging Winslow AZ Women's Health Coalition of AZ Phoenix AZ Yavapai Food Council Sedona AZ Yuma Community Food Bank Yuma AZ Arkansas Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families Little Rock AR Arkansas Foodbank Little Rock AR Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Little Rock AR Arkansas No Kid Hungry Campaign Little Rock AR Bread of Life/ Heart of Compassion Food Pantry Fordyce AR ECO Kidz Project Little Rock AR Faith Voices Arkansas Little Rock AR Food Bank of North Central Arkansas Norfork AR Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas Jonesboro AR Forward Arkansas Little Rock AR Harvest Regional Food Bank Texarkana AR Jacksonville Senior Wellness & Activity Center, Inc. Jacksonville AR Northwest Arkansas Food Bank Bethel Heights AR Presbyterian Urban Council Bigelow AR River Valley Regional Food Bank Fort Smith AR The Pack Shack Rogers AR California 2-1-1 Humboldt Eureka CA 9to5 California Los Angeles CA Age Well Senior Services Laguna Hills CA Agricultural Institute of Marin San Rafael CA AIDS Services Foundation Irvine CA Alameda County Community Food Bank Oakland CA Alvord USD Riverside CA American Society on Aging San Francisco CA Angels CCFP Industry CA Angelus Plaza Los Angeles CA APLA Health Los Angeles CA Apricot Producers of California Turlock CA Asian Law Alliance San Jose CA Bakersfield Senior Center Bakersfield CA Banning USD Banning CA Beanstalk Sacramento CA BHC Health Equity Project Merced CA CAPOC's OC Food Bank Garden Grove CA California Emergency Foodlink Sacramento CA California Food Policy Advocates - Oakland Oakland CA California Food Policy Advocates - San Diego San Diego CA California WIC Association West Sacramento CA Californians for SSI Oakland CA Cathedral City Senior Center Cathedral City CA Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County San Jose CA CCFP Roundtable Concord CA Central Coast Center for Independent Living Salinas CA Ceres Community Project Sebastopol CA ChangeLab Solutions Oakland CA Chicano Federation of San Diego County San Diego CA Chico Community Children's Center Chico CA Child Care Food Program Roundtable Shingle Springs CA Child Development Associates, Inc. - Bonita Bonita CA Child Development Associates, Inc. - El Cajon El Cajon CA Child Development, Inc. Oxnard CA Child Nutrition Program of Southern California La Mesa CA Children Now Oakland CA Children's Council of San Francisco San Francisco CA Children's Defense Fund-California Oakland CA Children's Empowerment, Inc. Colma CA Chinese Newcomers Service Center San Francisco CA Christ Community Church Concord CA Christian Development Center Montclair CA Clinica Sierra Vista Bakersfield CA Community Agroecology Network Santa Cruz CA Community Health Councils Los Angeles CA Community Resources for Independent Living Hayward CA Community Services Unlimited, Inc. Los Angeles CA Covina Development Center Covina CA Dayle McIntosh Center Anaheim CA Desert AIDS Project Palm Springs CA Disability Action Center Chico CA EatSF Vouchers for Veggies San Francisco CA Family Resource and Referral Center Stockton CA First Baptist Church S.L.T. South Lake Tahoe CA Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo CA Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Concord CA Food Chain Workers Alliance Los Angeles CA Food for People, Inc. Eureka CA Food For Thought Forestville CA FoodLink for Tulare County Exeter CA Foothill AIDS Project Claremont CA Foothill-De Anza Community College District San Jose CA FRAMAX Modesto CA Franciscans for Justice Sacramento CA Glide Free Meals Program San Francisco CA Hickman Charter School Hickman CA Hollister School District Student Nutrition Department Hollister CA Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties San Diego CA Hunger Action LA Los Angeles CA Imperial Valley Food Bank El Centro CA Inland Behavioral & Health Services, Inc. San Bernardino CA Instituto Familiar de la Raza San Francisco CA Interfaith Food Center Santa Fe Springs CA International Institute of Los Angeles Los Angeles CA Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles Los Angeles CA Jewish Family Service of San Diego San Diego CA Keppel Union School District Littlerock CA KIPP LA Schools Los Angeles CA Law Foundation of Silicon Valley San Jose CA Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) Los Angeles CA Love Little Children, Inc. Sacramento CA M.C.I. Foods, Inc. Santa Fe Springs CA Mandela Market Place Oakland CA Marin Community Clinics San Rafael CA Marin Food Policy Council San Rafael CA Maternal and Child Health Access Los Angeles CA Meals on Wheels San Diego County San Diego CA Meals on Wheels Yolo County Woodland CA Mercy Brown Bag Program Oakland CA Mission for the Homeless, Inc. Oakland CA Mizell Senior Center Palm Springs CA Mom's Fresh Foods City of Industry CA National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter Sacramento CA Nevada County Democratic Central Committee Nevada City CA Newark Unified Newark CA Orange Children & Parents Together, Inc. Orange CA Orange County Food Access Coalition Santa Ana CA Oxnard-Pathway to Educated Nutrition, Inc. Oxnard CA Pajaro Valley Loaves & Fishes Watsonville CA Peace Roots Alliance Petaluma CA Placer Independent Resource Services Auburn CA Plumas Co. Dept. of Social Services Quincy CA Presbytery of the Pacific Culver City CA Public Health Advocates Oakland CA Public Interest Law Project Oakland CA Redwood Empire Food Bank Santa Rosa CA RESULTS - Domestic San Diego CA RESULTS San Francisco San Francisco CA RESULTS Sierra Nevada Grass Valley CA Rolling Start, Inc. San Bernardino CA Sacramento Hunger Coalition Sacramento CA Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness Sacramento CA San Bernardino County- Preschool Services Department San Bernardino CA San Diego Hunger Advocacy Network San Diego CA San Diego Unified School District San Diego CA San Francisco AIDS Foundation San Francisco CA San Francisco Marin Food Bank San Francisco CA Sanzuma San Rafael CA Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Irvine CA
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