{"id":12495,"date":"2023-05-31T17:36:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T17:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/illinois\/?page_id=12495"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:57:28","slug":"who-we-are-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/illinois\/who-we-are-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO WE ARE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12495\" class=\"elementor elementor-12495\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31b2f68b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31b2f68b\" 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-27136fb2\" data-id=\"27136fb2\" 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-d47d031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d47d031\" 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<h3><b>No Child in Illinois<\/b><b>\u00a0Should Go Hungry<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At No Kid Hungry, we are committed to ensuring that every kid has 3 healthy meals a day, 365 days a year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Problem<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We know hunger is a solvable problem, but every day it impacts children\u2019s ability to learn and grow. Nearly 11% <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of children in Illinois<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0live in food-insecure homes. That phrase may sound mild, but it means that those households don\u2019t have enough food for every family member to lead a healthy life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have plenty of food in the United States and federal nutrition programs that work together to provide access to meals and groceries for those facing economic hardship; the problem is that not enough kids and families are able to access them. There are large gaps in the number of kids and families that qualify for benefits and those that are receiving them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How We Can Help<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/illinois\/our-partners-2\/\">our partners<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, No Kid Hungry works to ensure all children have access to the federal nutrition programs in their communities.\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-582831ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"582831ec\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7cee1b\" data-id=\"e7cee1b\" 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-5fad1ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fad1ec1\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12402 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Icon-School-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" \/><\/p><div style=\"text-align: center\"><h3>Supporting Schools<\/h3><p>We work with school districts, providing training, toolkits, and strategic grant funding to launch or enhance existing school meal programs \u2013 breakfast, lunch, afterschool, and summer meals.<\/p><\/div><p>\u200b<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4444c220\" data-id=\"4444c220\" 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-4d306a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d306a8c\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12404 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Icon-Handshake-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" \/><\/p><div style=\"text-align: center\"><h3>Building Community Partnerships<\/h3><p>We collaborate with community based organizations and support innovative strategies to support afterschool and summer meal programs and connect families to other critical federal nutrition programs like SNAP and WIC.<\/p><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-742f791e\" data-id=\"742f791e\" 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-25a983c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25a983c0\" 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<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12401 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Rebuilding.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"123\" \/>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<h3>Advancing Equity<\/h3>\n<p>Childhood hunger is the product of longtime systemic inequities. We prioritize support to marginalized communities, seek out and share successful community based solutions, and work to address the root causes of hunger.<\/p><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ca0d5c\" data-id=\"35ca0d5c\" 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-1a8a3f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a8a3f9f\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12403 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hill-Day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"124\" \/><div style=\"text-align:center\"><h3>Advocating for Kids<\/h3>\n<p>We engage with elected and government officials to make sure that ending child hunger is prioritized by decision makers at all levels of government.<\/p>\u00a0\u200b<\/div>\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-21e78895 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e78895\" 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-2ff84fa6\" data-id=\"2ff84fa6\" 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-6c102f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c102f16\" 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<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About Share Our Strength<\/span><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. 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