Purpose

National Anti-Hunger Organizations build public awareness and support for activities and policies that address problems of hunger and poverty in America.

Description

A Blueprint to End Hunger, developed by NAHO (National Anti-Hunger Organizations), outlines the steps still left to take if we are to finally eradicate hunger from our midst.  NAHO has also been working to promote a Roadmap to Ending Childhood Hunger in America.

Learn more about the resources available through these national anti-hunger organizations
(* = NAHO member)

• *Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
• *Feeding America
• *Share Our Strength (SOS)
• *World Hunger Year (WHY)
• *Bread for the World
• *Congressional Hunger Center (CHC)
• *RESULTS 
• Coalition on Human Needs (CHN)
• *Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC)
• National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness (NSCAHH)
• *Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
• *MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
• OxfamAmerica
• *Alliance to End Hunger
• *Association of Nutrition Services Agencies
• *The End Hunger Network
• *Society of St. Andrew

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)

FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public policy center working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.  Features include Federal Food Programs, Hunger in the U.S., Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, and numerous publications and products including:

• State of the States 2008: A Profile of Food and Nutrition Programs Across the Nation … State Profiles … FRAC Data Center
• FRAC News Digest
• News & Analysis

Feeding America: The Nation’s Food Bank Network

The mission of Feeding America, formerly America's Second Harvest, is to create a hunger-free America.  Feeding America distributes food and grocery products through a nationwide network of certified affiliates, increases public awareness of domestic hunger, and advocates for policies that benefit America's hungry.
 
Hunger Almanac 2007 and Hunger in America 2006 are comprehensive profiles of the incidence and nature of hunger and food insecurity in the U.S.  For Hunger in America, an Executive Summary is available, along with Key Findings ... Who the A2H Network Serves ... Info About A2H Agencies ... Snapshot Comparisons.
 
Feeding America provides a Directory of Feeding America Food Banks and Food Rescue Organizations by zip code and state ... Network Programs ... Take Action ... Advocate.
 
Faces of Hunger is a Feeding America feature that includes a Real Stories, Hunger 101, and a PSA Campaign.

Share Our Strength (SOS)

SOS inspires and organizes individuals and businesses to share their strengths in innovative ways to help end hunger.  SOS programs include Taste of the Nation culinary benefit supporting the fight to end hunger … The Great American Bake Sale campaign to end childhood hunger in America … Great American Dine Out to raise money for community programs across the country that provide help to children at risk of hunger in America … Operation Frontline nutrition education classes … Chefs on Bikes and A Tasteful Pursuit in support of SOS anti-hunger efforts.

SOS offers grants to support community nonprofit organizations that promote health and nutrition, advocate for solutions to hunger, provide food assistance, help low-income people achieve economic self sufficiency, and support community development efforts.  A Campaign to End Childhood Hunger in America has been established as a long-term focus for SOS.

World Hunger Year (WHY)

WHY attacks the root causes of hunger and poverty by promoting effective and innovative community-based solutions that create self-reliance, economic justice and food security.  WHY programs include:

• Grassroots Action Network encourages and facilitates the replication of the most innovative and effective grassroots programs.  Information, including publications such as replication manuals and toolkits has been developed on a wide range of model programs that address hunger and poverty issues.
  • The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards program distributes cash grants ($5,000 maximum award) to outstanding grassroots organizations in the United States that have moved beyond charity to creating change in their communities.
  • The Growing Justice Listserv connects grassroots organizations throughout the country working on hunger and poverty.
  • The Clearinghouse Connection is a monthly newsletter that provides information on upcoming conferences, policy initiatives and funding opportunities.
• National Hunger Clearinghouse – Resource Directory
• WHY Get Active Center
  • WHY Food Security Learning Center provides information on community food security, nutrition, domestic hunger and poverty, federal food programs, rural poverty, the family farm crisis, and migrant workers.  A Reading List is also featured.
  • Kids Can Make a Difference (KIDS) inspires kids to end poverty and hunger in their community, their country, and the world.  KIDS is an educational program with a Teacher’s Guide and newsletter.  A Hunger Quiz and Hunger Facts are also provided, along with What Kids Can Do ... Hot Topics ... Suggested Books.
• Artists Against Hunger & Poverty

Bread for the World

Bread for the World seeks justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.  The Bread for the World Institute engages in research and education on policies related to hunger and development.  Initiatives include:

• Make Hunger History for Grades 4-6 – Teaching Children About Hunger Sunday School Guides.
• Hunger No More – Religious materials on hunger for religious congregations (Christian and Jewish versions available for download).  Information is given on web resources including interactive children and youth activities and leader guides.
• Hunger Reports

Congressional Hunger Center (CHC)

CHC is a bi-partisan nonprofit anti-hunger training organization.  CHC trains future hunger leaders through the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program.

RESULTS

RESULTS is a nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization, committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty.  U.S. Poverty Campaigns are focused on (1) Empowering Grassroots Activism, (2) Health Care for All by 2010, (3) Creating Economic Opportunity for All, and (4) Early Childhood Development.  U.S. Poverty Actions and News harnesses the voices of individuals across the United States who speak up in solidarity with all people who need basic health care, education, and the means to rise out of poverty.

Coalition on Human Needs (CHN)

CHN is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people.  CHN focuses on a variety of issues, including Food and Nutrition.  Specific information is provided on Child Nutrition and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) / Food Stamps.

Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC)

CFSC is dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.  Initiatives include:

• Farm to School Program works to incorporate healthy, nutritious, produce into school lunches, snacks and salad bars.
• Farm to College Program offers opportunities for increasing farmer income, supporting the local economy and the environment, and improving students' eating habits.
• Training and Technical Assistance
• Community Food Assessment Guide
• Community Food Security 101 – interactive educational tool developed by the Association of Arizona Food Banks and the Community Food Bank of Tucson
• Publications and Recommended Resources

National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness (NSCAHH)

NSCAHH works with a coalition of students and community members across the country to end hunger and homelessness through education, service and action.  An Action Guide provides guidance on elements to include in local campaigns.  Initiatives include:

• Annual Hunger Cleanup - Students roll up their sleeves and grab paintbrushes, hammers, and rakes to volunteer at local hunger and homelessness relief agencies.  Family, friends, community members, and businesses contribute funds to sponsor the volunteers.  A Hunger Cleanup Manual provides guidance and material to help organize successful Cleanup campaigns.
• Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week - Held the week prior to Thanksgiving each year, the Week is designated to educate the student population, increase community service, and build campus coalitions.
• Food Salvage Project – Students collect unused, surplus food from campus dining establishments and distribute it to community kitchens, shelters, and food banks. In addition to providing food for these organizations, most campus food salvage programs also involve student volunteers in cooking   and serving food and working with these community programs and recipients.
• Project Partnership - Students perform a needs assessment of the local community and then work within the community to fill in the gaps in programs to aid the impoverished.  A Needs Assessment Survey Instrument is provided.
• Information on Hunger and Homelessness plus Fact Sheets for Select States.  An Advocacy Manual provides guidance on how to get your voice heard by the media, the public, and decision-makers.
• On-Site Speakers and Workshops

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)

CBPP works at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.  The Center’s focus on Food Assistance involves assistance to states in implementing reforms to make the food stamp program easier to access and administer and in designing state food stamp programs for persons ineligible for the federal program. Work on the WIC program includes helping states secure maximum savings in the purchase of infant formula.

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

MAZON allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.  MAZON funds soup kitchens, food pantries, food banks, multi-service centers, advocacy organizations and a host of other anti-hunger agencies throughout the United States and beyond.  MAZON also helps broaden an understanding about the symptoms and causes of poverty by providing:

• Hunger Facts
• Tools to Teach Kids About Hunger inc. Hunger No More Curriculum
• Additional Hunger and Nutrition Resources

Oxfam America

Oxfam America works to end global poverty through saving lives, strengthening communities, and campaigning for change.  The Hunger Banquet is part of Oxfam's Fast for a World Harvest campaign to raise awareness and gather donations to fight world hunger.

Alliance to End Hunger

The Alliance to End Hunger works to engage diverse institutions more deeply in an effort to win the shifts in U.S. public opinion, institutions and policy that could dramatically reduce hunger in the United States and internationally. The Alliance includes religious bodies, businesses, universities, civil rights groups and labor unions and others.  The Alliance is involved with Fostering Strategic Partnerships ... Building Political Will ... Creating Global Connections.  Additionally, resources by Alliance members and friends are provided on the hunger crisis, domestic and international hunger issues, child hunger, public opinion surveys and recent studies on hunger and malnutrition - i.e. VOTERS WANT ACTION ON DOMESTIC HUNGER: Election Day Poll — Key Findings (2008).

Association of Nutrition Services Agencies (ANSA)

ANSA supports its members across the country as they advocate for increased attention to the importance of appropriate food in the care of the critically ill.  ANSA is building a network of grassroots advocates equipped to educate their leaders about nutrition's role in the continuum of health.

The End Hunger Network

The End Hunger Network works with the entertainment community to create and support media projects, programs and events to raise awareness and generate action to end childhood hunger.

Society of St. Andrew

The Society of St. Andrew is a grassroots, faith-based, hunger relief nonprofit working with all denominations to bridge the hunger gap between 96 billion pounds of food wasted every year in this country and the nearly 40 million Americans who live in poverty.  The Society of St. Andrew relies on support from donors, volunteers and farmers as we glean nutritious excess produce from farmers' fields and orchards after harvest and deliver it to people in need across the United States through the following projects: The Potato & Produce Project … The Gleaning Network … Harvest of Hope.

Outcomes

Involvement with National Anti-Hunger Organizations increases public and private support of efforts to reduce hunger and poverty.