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Visit the Center for Best Practices Campaign Page resource section for an update on the latest No Kid Hungry issue briefs covering topics such as health care collaboration and school breakfast policy.

Hunger in Our Schools: 2012 Teacher’s Report

On August 23, Share Our Strength released “Hunger in Our Schools: 2012 Teacher’s Report”, a national survey of K-8 public school teachers conducted by APCO Worldwide, with a national press conference at a school in Hyattsville, MD with a panel discussion including Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; Martin O’Malley, Governor, State of Maryland; Dr. Janey Thornton, USDA, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS); Tom Nelson, President, Share Our Strength; Edgar Batenga, Principal, Northwestern High School and more.

Help continue to share the findings of the 2012 Teachers Report. A press release, Op-Ed and Letter to the Editor template along with a power point of the findings are available on the Center for Best Practices School Breakfast section and additional information is available at NoKidHungry.org/Teachers.

Partners

  • Georgia Food Bank Association

    The mission of Georgia Food Bank Association is to work to increase the food security of low-income and needy children, seniors and working families in Georgia by coordinating efforts through more than 2,500 partner agencies and pantries. These efforts enable them to distribute more than 75 million pounds of food annually to 159 counties in Georgia.

  • Texas Hunger Initiative

    The Texas Hunger Initiative (THI) is a capacity-building collaborative project seeking to develop and implement strategies to end hunger through policy, education, community organizing, and community development.

  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana

    The mission of Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is to lead the fight against hunger in south Louisiana through food distribution, advocacy, education and disaster response.

  • North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service

    The North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service works to create a culture of service and civic engagement in the state. The Commission encourages community service and volunteerism as a means of problem solving across the state by administering federal funds to community service and volunteer programs such as AmeriCorps and Citizen Corps.

  • Florida Impact

    Florida Impact's mission is to inspire and enlist the people of Florida to secure justice for and with those whose economic rights have not been realized. The organization also works to increase access to food programs by conducting aggressive outreach strategies and public policy advocacy.

  • Hunger Free Colorado

    Hunger Free Colorado is Colorado's leading anti-hunger organization leveraging the power of collaboration, system change, policy change and social change to end hunger in Colorado.

  • Washington Children's Alliance

    Washington Children's Alliance's mission is to improve the well being of children by effecting positive changes in public policies, priorities, and programs.

  • California Food Policy Advocates

    California Food Policy Advocates is a statewide policy and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of low income Californians by increasing their access to nutritious, affordable food.

  • Federation of Virginia Food Banks

    The Federation of Virginia Food Banks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit state association of food banks affiliated with Feeding America and is the largest hunger-relief network in the state. Composed of the seven regional Virginia/Washington DC food banks, the Federation supports the food banks in providing food, funding, education, advocacy and awareness services and programs throughout the Commonwealth.

  • D.C. Hunger Solutions

    D.C. Hunger Solutions, founded in 2002 as an initiative of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), works to create a hunger-free community and thereby improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well-being of low-income District residents.

  • End Hunger Connecticut!, Inc

    The mission of End Hunger Connecticut!, Inc. is to eliminate hunger in the state through legislative and administrative advocacy, outreach and public education. End Hunger Connecticut!, Inc. is a member organization open to all who are committed to working towards finding a solution to end hunger.

  • Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance

    The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance's mission is to reduce hunger through a unified effort to provide hunger relief, education and advocacy.

  • Maryland Hunger Solutions

    The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) established Maryland Hunger Solutions (MDHS) as a project to fight hunger and improve the nutrition, health, and well-being of children and families in Maryland.