Advocacy

The Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger will tap the individual and collective leadership of Mayors to take meaningful actions to end childhood hunger in cities nationwide. We are building a strong, nonpartisan cohort of national Mayoral champions for ending child hunger.

Tell Congress to Protect SNAP

March 26, 2025

Right now, Congress is threatening serious cuts to federal nutrition programs, including SNAP, WIC and school meals. Why SNAP Matters Programs like SNAP help nearly 14 million kids who live with hunger — ensuring children grow up healthy and equipped with the resources they need to break the cycle of poverty. But with these proposed […]

Mayors Urge Governor Stein to Fund Summer EBT

March 18, 2025

Eight of the Mayors Alliance’s members from North Carolina wrote to Governor Stein urging him to prioritize funding the Summer EBT program. As the letter notes, Summer EBT is a lifeline for North Carolina families. This program provides a $120 grocery benefit per eligible child, helping parents afford nutritious food during the summer months. Last […]

112 Bipartisan Mayors Tell Congress: Protect SNAP

March 1, 2025

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of the most powerful tools to fight childhood hunger. One in five kids in America participates in it to grow up healthy and strong. Read Full Letter From Mayors Urging Congress to Protect SNAP “My mom worked two, sometimes three jobs,” explained Mayor Gaskins of Alexandria, VA. “And the […]

Mayors Alliance Members Spearhead Passage of Mayoral Resolution on Summer Meals

July 1, 2024

In June 2024, 80 members of the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood spearheaded the passage of a mayoral resolution by the US Conference of Mayors (USCM) focused on summer meals. The resolution’s passage officially integrates the focus of summer meals into USCM’s platform and guide for its advocacy agenda for 2025. The resolution was led […]

Mayors Alliance’s Leaders Write to Congress with Farm Bill Priorities

May 29, 2024

The Mayors Alliance’s leaders – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge, LA (Chair) and Mayor Mattie Parker, Fort Worth, TX (Vice-Chair) wrote to congressional leaders voicing the Mayors Alliance’s priorities to be included in Farm Bill negotiations that are underway in Congress. Read the letter here. […]