{"id":12164,"date":"2023-01-23T15:48:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T15:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/?page_id=12164"},"modified":"2023-03-22T20:45:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T20:45:53","slug":"policy-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/illinois\/policy-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"POLICY RESOURCES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12164\" class=\"elementor elementor-12164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f4b301 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f4b301\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d455ece\" data-id=\"d455ece\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eecfb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eecfb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The No Kid Hungry team works with state agencies and legislators at the local, state and federal level to drive policy change that makes child nutrition programs more accessible and effective. While all federal nutrition programs play an important role in addressing child food insecurity, many of these programs have not been modernized to meet children and families where they are today. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in learning more about childhood hunger in Illinois and what we can do to help more kids get the food they need? Take a look at our policy resources<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0below!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a634efc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a634efc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf79c0\" data-id=\"acf79c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6adee7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f6adee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy Resources<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Briefing Book: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Illinois Briefing Book contains county-level child food insecurity rates, information on child nutrition programs, and solutions to end childhood hunger in Illinois .\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Budget Priorities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the state budget, there are multiple programs that state officials can invest in to address child hunger and poverty.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>State Legislative Agenda:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This legislative cycle, No Kid Hungry Illinois is advocating for policy solutions that address the rising levels of child food insecurity in the 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Priorities<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f66c4a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f66c4a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2bcee7\" data-id=\"e2bcee7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a453f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a453f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span 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