Transcript National Anti-Hunger Organizations

Ending Childhood Hunger:
National Anti-Hunger
Organizations (NAHO) Plan
Josh Wachs, Share Our Strength
Outreach Coalition Meeting
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
NAHO
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The Alliance to End Hunger
Association of Nutrition Services Agencies
Bread for the World
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
the Community Food Security Coalition
Congressional Hunger Center
The End Hunger Network
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Feeding America
Food Research and Action Center
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
RESULTS
Share Our Strength
Society of St Andrews
World Hunger Year
NAHO Accomplishments
• Coordinated policy objectives
• Created and endorsed Millennium Declaration
to End Hunger in America in 2003
• Published 2004 Blueprint to End Hunger
• Updated and released 2008 Blueprint to End
Hunger
A Roadmap to End Childhood Hunger
in America
• Plan for Achieving the Administration’s goal of
ending childhood hunger in the U.S. by 2015
• Incorporates elements of partner plans
• Broad audience of stakeholders
• Provides a strategic plan that includes specific
measurable goals, actions to achieve 2015
goal, and roles & responsibilities across public
and private sectors
Roadmap Recommendations
• Economic Growth and Security
– Broad economic policy
– Work supports
• Federal Food and Nutrition Programs
– Ensuring access & increasing participation
– Strengthening nutrition programs
– Filling gaps at the federal, state & local levels
Implementing Recommendations
• Role of federal, state and local
government
• Role of private sector and individuals
• Partnerships and coalitions
NAHO Timeline
• Draft July/August 2009
• Final draft by September 2009
• Distribution plan