Posts written in Mar 2020

To 2020’s Hunger Heroes – Thank You. We Can’t Say It Enough.

2020 has been a devastating year for our nation, as a global pandemic has killed more than 300,000 Americans and […]

Amid Stark Increase in Food Insecurity, No Kid Hungry Announces $2.8 Million in Grants to Louisiana Schools, Nonprofits Serving Free Meals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               Amid Stark […]

No Kid Hungry Louisiana Director Rhonda Jackson Joins Taniya Nayak to Talk COVID-19 Relief

Whether kids are learning in classrooms or online at their kitchen table, they need school meals to fuel their learning. […]

STATEMENT: New USDA numbers underscore hunger pandemic in United States

STATEMENT: New USDA numbers underscore hunger pandemic in United States Contact: Johanna Elsemore at jelsemore@strength.org New Orleans, LA: This morning, […]

RELEASE: Louisiana Reopens Pandemic EBT Application, Giving Families Until September 29th to Apply for Grocery Benefits

For Immediate Release: Louisiana Reopens Pandemic EBT Application, Giving Families Until September 29th to Apply for Grocery Benefits Date: September […]

The Longest Summer Report: Childhood Hunger in the Wake of the Coronavirus

Before the pandemic, summer was already a hard time for families struggling to feed their kids, with schools closed and […]

Urge the Senate to include SNAP and PEBT in the next COVID-19 relief package

Yesterday Senate Republicans released a draft of the new COVID-19 relief package, the HEALS Act. No Kid Hungry is deeply […]

Annual CEP Deadline Extended to August 31

The annual deadline to elect the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) has been extended to August 31, 2020 this year. In […]

Axios and No Kid Hungry: Addressing the Growing Hunger Crisis

No Kid Hungry joined the political publication Axios for a live, virtual event on the health, policy and economic implications […]

SNAP Day of Action on June 24

SNAP is one of the most effective tools to fight child hunger. It’s so important that we are declaring Wednesday, […]