Policy & Advocacy

A collection of how the government shutdown is affecting communities around the country.

Shutting down the departments that oversee food assistance programs will have very real consequences for the children that No Kid Hungry serves.

Learn how the proposed rule will affect children.

Alana Davis, a No Kid Hungry youth volunteer, on the importance of voting to end childhood hunger.

Kids don't have lobbyists. They don't make campaign contributions.  And they can't vote. That's why, this Election Day, they need you to vote for them.

In September a new bill, the College Student Hunger Act of 2017, was introduced into Congress to address this issue. 

“As a school teacher, I am still not being paid enough to support my own family," said Laura Ortega, a teacher from rural Minnesota. "In order for me to make en

When her mom was out of work, M’Kayla, age 11, relied on food benefit programs.

Tim Hayes is a single dad from Minnesota. "Working two jobs, having two kids - just barely making ends meet. SNAP has been taking some of the pressure off..."

By managing food sustainably and reducing waste, we can feed hungry people in our communities and conserve precious natural resources.