Hunger and Nutrition Advocacy

 

Contact your elected officials!

Second Harvest Food Bank is working to improve public policy towards ending hunger and alleviating malnutrition. Click here for a list of state and national elected officials who need to hear from you in support of hunger and nutrition policy.

Coalitions to End Hunger

We are working with many state and national organizations to change policy towards ending hunger and improving nutrition in our society. Click here for a list of state and national groups working end hunger by improving the food stamp program, school meals and other government nutrition programs, as well as other policy efforts.

Hunger Action Day
Save the Date! Hunger Action Day- May 2008!

Each May hundreds of anti-hunger advocates travel to Sacramento to rally and meet with legislators to improve hunger policy. Learn more about Hunger Action Day.

Advocating for Improved Nutrition

An epidemic of Type 2 diabetes, health disease and cancer associated with poor eating is now rivaling smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in our country. Second Harvest Food Bank is working with local, state and national groups to address this obesity health crisis. To learn about efforts address this crisis click here.