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

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