feed's legislative platform

A Blueprint to End Hunger in 12 Steps

1. Live up to the official U.S. commitment to cut hunger and food insecurity in half by 2010, and commit to ending both by 2015.
2. Ensure that states, localities and schools offer all federal food assistance programs and work actively to enroll eligible people in these programs.
3. Base monthly food stamp benefits on a realistic measure of what poor households need to buy food for an adequate diet.
4. Allow low-income families to participate in the Food Stamp Program without forfeiting the opportunity to save.
5. Extend food stamp eligibility to more struggling low-income people.
6. Expand access to child nutrition programs so more eligible children can benefit.
7. Strengthen federal commodity food programs by providing sufficient funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
8. Provide the Women's, Infant's and Children Program with sufficient funding to enable all eligible pregnant women and children to participate.
9. Invest in public education to increase outreach and awareness of the importance of preventing hunger and improving nutrition for health, learning and productivity.
10. Continue to acquire and distribute balanced and nutritious food through charitable food networks.
11. Collaborate with government and community groups to connect low-wage workers to federal nutrition programs.
12. Contribute time, money and food to local anti hunger organizations.

The Blueprint to End Hunger is based on the principles outlined in the Millennium Declaration to End Hunger in America, issued by the National Anti-Hunger Organizations, which includes: America's Second Harvest, Bread for the World, Center on Hunger and Poverty, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Food Research and Action Center, Community Food Security Coalition, Congressional Hunger Center, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, The End Hunger Network, The National Interfaith Hunger Directors, RESULTS, Share Our Strength, World Hunger Year

Adopted by the FEED Alliance November 23, 2004.