{"id":12813,"date":"2024-11-25T21:39:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/tennessee\/?p=12813"},"modified":"2025-04-09T18:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T18:43:49","slug":"giving-thanks-with-no-kid-hungry-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/tennessee\/2024\/11\/25\/giving-thanks-with-no-kid-hungry-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Thanks with No Kid Hungry Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12814\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/tennessee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"No Kid Hungry Tennessee\" width=\"595\" height=\"396\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the holiday season approaches, many of us look forward to gathering with our loved ones around tables filled with food, love, and laughter. However, many families across <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are struggling. As many as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 in 6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> children in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> could be facing food insecurity. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/publications\/pub-details\/?pubid=109895\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the USDA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, almost 14 million children across the country are living with hunger &#8211; an increase over last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is unacceptable. For children, food insecurity affects not only their physical health, but their cognitive development, emotional wellbeing, and academic performance. These hardships can follow children throughout their life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We know how to end child hunger in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and across the country. In 2021, we saw a record-low number of children living with hunger due to policies supported by No Kid Hungry, including increased SNAP benefits, Pandemic EBT, and an enhanced Child Tax Credit. When many of those policies ended in 2022, child hunger increased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While work remains, this past summer proves that when our leaders work together, there can be transformational improvements for our kids. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer EBT<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> program enabled over <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">650,000<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> children across <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to each receive <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$120<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of grocery benefits over the summer months. In the second year of rural non-congregate flexibilities for summer meals programs, meal sites were able to continue serving students and families in rural areas in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You can read about some of these incredible programs, and the hunger heroes who make them happen, on our <a href=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/tennessee\/the-latest\/\">blog<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. With the launch of new grocery benefits and expanded meal pickup and delivery services in rural communities, we can reach more and more kids during the hungriest time of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We must build on that momentum. No Kid Hungry <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is here to support schools and community organizations who are interested in starting or expanding their summer non-congregate meals programs and rallying support for the continuation of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer EBT <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">implementation in 2025. We also must ensure Congress protects and strengthens SNAP through the Farm Bill and expands the Child Tax Credit, so we can ensure all kids have the resources they need to grow up healthy and strong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While we share gratitude this holiday season, let\u2019s also remember the children and families across <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> facing food insecurity. By raising awareness, sharing our strengths, and advocating for systemic change, we can all work together to create a better future &#8211; one where every child in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has the opportunity to thrive. Helping to ensure that no child goes hungry is one of the greatest gifts we can give, not just during the holidays, but all year round. Thank you to all the nutrition professionals, community partners, and supporters that are working to make No Kid Hungry a reality in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Call to Action:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In 2024, Summer EBT supported over 650,000 children in Tennessee and brought more than $72 million into our state\u2019s economy. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our partners at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnjustice.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee Justice Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have created a sign-on letter to encourage citizens to express their hope for the continuation of this program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If you would like to help the state of Tennessee continue this essential program, please<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/CnfiXa2vsEiyngIYylwqgQ2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> help us send a message to local policy makers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to adopt Summer EBT for 2025 and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnjustice.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12818 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/tennessee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Logo-Tennessee-Justice-Center-300x63.png\" alt=\"Tennessee Justice Center\" width=\"300\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As the holiday season approaches, many of us look forward to gathering with our loved ones around tables filled with food, love, and laughter. 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