Congress to Pass Sweeping Child Nutrition Reauthorization in March
You can provide a voice for needy children by signing our petition to change the future of school food.
Recess, mystery meat, and milk cartons? Add your voice to the mix to support a healthy school
meal environment for our children! This spring, Congress will pass legislation that feed millions of children in the US through Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR).
CNR monitors and improves all federal child nutrition programs, such as summer meals, WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program), CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program), and school breakfast and lunch.
Join Hunger Task Force in prioritizing H.R. 3047- the Balancing Act. Visit our Contact Your Elected Officials page to urge your representatives to champion this legislation because it benefits universal breakfast and expands afterschool meal programs as well as free lunch.
Once you're on the "Contact Your Elected Officials" page, sending a message is easy and fast. Follow these steps:
1) Click on blue Take Action box
2) Read more information
3) Scroll down to "Take Action" section of the page
4) Keep the sample letter language or edit it to include a personal story if you'd like
5) Enter your personal contact information
6) Click Send Message
7) Tell 5 of your friends to do the same.
Specifically, the Balancing Act:
The Balancing Act is not perfect, however. Congress should ensure the final CNR bill:
A robust CNR bill ensures that programs can function as the critically needed safety nets children need to get healthy meals year-round. These programs improve children's growth and learning. Almost 200,000 children in Wisconsin live at or below the poverty level and nearly half of all babies born in Wisconsin receive WIC benefits. On a typical school day, about 600,000 children eat lunch at school and over 120,000 children eat breakfast at school. Finally, in 2008 alone, over one million summer meals were served to needy children in Milwaukee. A strong child nutrition bill will make a dent in childhood hunger and help move the country toward President Obama's goal of ending childhood hunger by 2015.

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