Today I head to Washington, D.C. to attend the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference. I expect to see thousands of people from around the country engaged in advocacy for poor and hungry people. The conference is designed to encourage these advocates to share and network their best anti-hunger advocacy strategies. Most should leave the conference with a handful of new, more creative and effective strategies for persuading legislators and other policy makers that protecting people from experiencing the scourge of hunger must become a national priority.
The conference culminates with a visit to Capitol Hill and an opportunity to speak to legislators and their staffs about the urgency of maintaining full funding for SNAP (Food Stamps), WIC (Nutritional Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children), and SNAP-Ed (Educational Programs for Promoting Good Nutrition), and other such programs that support sustainable and nutritious diets for everyone.
My next few posts will focus on my experiences at this conference.
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