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The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Foundation for State Legislatures invites sponsors to join with state legislators and key legislative staff in launching a one-year initiative to raise the visibility of hunger in America and offer innovative and lasting solutions.
The goal of this 12-month initiative is to connect the public and private sectors to improve the availability of healthy food for hungry families. The Hunger Partnership will link legislators, legislative staff and interested private sector partners to identify innovative and successful programs, and it will develop bipartisan, balanced and concise materials and mechanisms to support legislators’ in efforts to reduce hunger in America.
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State legislators are in a unique position to tackle hunger and nutrition issues from various angles. They can provide incentives for schools to institute school meal programs, create legislation that would appropriate more funds toward a WIC farmers market nutrition program, or establish an award to recognize those individuals and organizations that are champions in the fight against hunger in their community. Furthermore, with their access to local and state organizations, legislators can bring together varied interests from the nonprofit, private and foundation sectors to inspire meaningful change and innovative solutions to best serve low-income communities. In short, state policymakers have the chance to serve as catalysts in the battle to end hunger in the United States, starting with their communities and their states.
Senator Unterman is proud to be a part of the NCSL Hunger Partnership for 2011. She is working throughout Georgia and across the country to build a public-private partnership to combat hunger.
You can get involved and make a difference.
 
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