Lets end childhood hunger!
Nearly 17 million children are at risk of hunger in America and recent studies show that 20.4-percent of children in Ohio are food insecure, a term the United States Department of Agriculture defines as the lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Without sufficient funding, key programs like School Lunch and Breakfast, the At-Risk After School Supper Program and the Summer Food Programs will be unable to meet the needs of children for whom they are truly a lifeline.
"We must change this, " says Mid-Ohio Foodbank President and CEO Matt Habash. “Our challenge is to respond to these alarming numbers with food to meet the need now and public policies that will end childhood hunger. It is morally reprehensible that any child should go hungry in America.”
The House Education and Labor Committee recently unveiled details of their version of Child Nutrition Legislation. The “Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act of 2010” includes new funding for child nutrition programs. While this is a tremendous step forward, it is still not enough to achieve President Obama’s goal of ending child hunger in America by 2015.
On July 15, the House Education and Labor Committee approved their version of Child Nutrition Reauthorization. The "Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act of 2010" calls for approximately $8 billion in new funding for child nutrition programs over the next 10 years. While this is a tremendous step forward, House leaders must still identify funding sources and bring the bill to the floor for a vote.
We are asking our Hunger Relief Advocates to take action and send letters to your legislators, urging them to bring a fully funded Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill to the floor for a vote. Help us meet the goal of ending childhood hunger by 2015. Call your representative today, or send them an e-mail through Feeding America’s Hunger Action Center.
Stake your claim
In order to see real progress in the fight against hunger, we need the people in power on our side. We urge you to contact your elected officials today to
express your concern about hunger in your community—and foster the
political will to end it.
Ohio Senators
Senator Sherrod Brown
713 Hart Senate Office Bldg.+
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2315
Fax: 202-228-6321
E-mail via: http://brown.senate.gov/
Senator George Voinovich
524 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3353
Fax: 202-228-1382
E-mail via: http://voinovich.senate.gov/
Ohio members of the U.S. House of Representatives in our service area
7th Congressional district
Clark, Greene, Fayette, Pickaway, Ross, Franklin, Fairfield, and Perry counties
Rep. Steve Austria
1641 Longworth HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4324
Fax: (202) 225-1984
Email via: http://austria.house.gov/
4th Congressional district
Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hancock, Hardin, Login, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Shelby, and Wyandot counties
Rep. Jim Jordan
515 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-2676
Fax: 202-226-0577
E-mail via: http://jordan.house.gov/
15th Congressional district
Western part of Franklin County, Madison County, and Union County
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy
1237 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2015
E-mail via: http://kilroy.house.gov/
18th Congressional district
Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Knox, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum, Ross, Tuscarawas, and Vinton counties
Rep. Zack Space
315 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6265
Fax: 202-225-3394
Email via: http://space.house.gov/
12th Congressional district
Parts of Franklin and Licking counties; all of Delaware County
Rep. Pat Tiberi
113 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5355
Fax: 202-226-4523
E-mail via: http://tiberi.house.gov
Ohio State Officials
Gov. Ted Strickland
Governor's Office
Riffe Center, 30th Floor
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
Phone: (614) 466-3555
Fax: (614) 466-9354
E-mail via: http://governor.ohio.gov/
Ohio House Representatives
21st district
Franklin County
Rep. Kevin Bacon
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-6030
94th district
Coshocton and Muskingum counties
Rep. Troy Balderson
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 644-6014
83rd district
Logan, Union, and Marion counties
Rep. Dave Burke
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8147
22nd district
Franklin County
Rep. John Patrick Carney
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-2473
24th district
Franklin County
Rep. Ted Celeste
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-6005
90th district
Richland, Morrow, and Knox counties
Rep. Thom Collier
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-1431
91st district
Licking, Perry, and Hocking counties
Rep. Daniel Dodd
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-2500
95th district
Jefferson and Belmont counties
Rep. John Domenick
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-3735
87th district
Ross, Vinton, Jackson, Gallia, and Lawrence counties
Rep. Clyde Evans
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-1366
20th district
Franklin County
Rep. Nancy Garland
77 S. High St
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-6002
93rd district
Muskingum, Guernsey, Noble, Monroe, and Washington counties
Rep. Jennifer Garrison
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-8728
23rd district
Franklin County
Rep. Cheryl Grossman
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-9690 or 614-466-9409
19th district
Franklin County
Rep. Marian Harris
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-4847
26th district
Franklin County
Rep. Tracy Heard
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8010
76th district
Hancock, Hardin, and Auglaize counties
Rep. Cliff Hite
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-3819
71st district
Licking County
Rep. Jay Hottinger
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-1482
2nd district
Delaware County
Rep. Kris Jordan
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-6711
82nd district
Wyandot, Crawford, and Marion counties
Rep. Jeffrey McClain
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-6265
85th district
Fayette, Pickaway, and Ross counties
Rep. Raymond Pryor
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-7928
96th district
Tuscawarus, Harrison, and Belmont counties
Rep. Allan Sayre
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8035
5th district
Fairfield County
Rep. Gerald Stebelton
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8100
25th district
Franklin County
Rep. Daniel Stewart
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-1896
27th district
Franklin County
Rep. W. Carlton Weddington
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-5343
Ohio State Senators
17th districtPickaway, Fayette, Clinton, Highland, Ross, Pike, Vinton, Jackson, Gallia, and Lawrence counties
Senator John Carey
Senate Building
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8156
26th district
Ottawa, Sandusky, Senaca, Wyandot, Marion, Logan, Union, and Crawford counties
Senator Karen Gillmor
Senate Building
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8049
3rd district
Franklin County
Senator David Goodman
Senate Building
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8064
19th district
Delaware, Morrow, Knox, Richland, and Ashland counties
Senator Bill Harris
Statehouse
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8086
16th district
Franklin County
Senator Jim Hughes
Senate Building
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-5981
15th district
Franklin County
Senator Ray Miller
Senate Building
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-5131
31st district
Pickaway, Fairfield, Licking, Perry, and Hocking counties
Senator Tim Schaffer
Senate Building
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-5838
20th district
Coshocton, Muskingum, Guernsey, Noble, Monroe, Morgan, Washington, Athens, and Meigs counties
Senator Jimmy Stewart
Senate Building
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8076
10th district
Clark, Greene, and Madison Counties
Senator Chris Widener
Senate Building
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-3780

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