Mayors in Action
Mayors work to end childhood hunger by engaging with community leaders to utilize innovative ideas and approaches to ensure equitable access to food for all of their city’s children and to improve utilization of important existing programs such as afterschool and summer meals.
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Baton Rouge Mayor-President Takes Leadership Role in Nationwide Coalition to Fight Childhood Hunger
January 18, 2023
In Washington DC today, Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome was named vice-chair of the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger, a nonpartisan coalition working in partnership with the national nonprofit Share Our Strength and its No Kid Hungry campaign. Mayor-President Broome was an inaugural member of the Alliance, launched last year, and will take […]
Mesa Mayor John Giles Appointed Chair of Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger
Today, Mayor John Giles was appointed Chair of the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger, a nonpartisan coalition of more than 130 mayors from 45 states and the District of Columbia working to ensure every child has the healthy food needed to thrive. In partnership with the national nonprofit Share Our Strength and its No Kid Hungry campaign, […]
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Grocery store opens at Place Bridge Academy as part of DPS’ Community Hubs effort
November 9, 2022
Large swaths of Denver’s neighborhoods are in food deserts. About 33% of Denver’s population is food insecure and, as of 2020, more than 23,000 children in the county lack access to consistent meals, according to Feeding America and city data. Read more on denverite.com […]
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No Kid Hungry and Mayor Ron Nirenberg Serve Breakfast to Frank Madla Students, Present South San Antonio ISD with “Lone Star Breakfast Award”
September 7, 2022
South San Antonio ISD to offer free breakfast in the classroom to all elementary and middle school students this school year, with the support of a $125,000 grant from No Kid Hungry. […]
She survived on free meals. Now she’s in charge of feeding hundreds of kids in Richmond.
July 20, 2022
RICHMOND, Va. — This summer, thousands of children living in Richmond are relying on the city’s free meal services. About 40% of students in Richmond Public Schools fall below the poverty line. Without free meal programs, some of those children might not know when or where they would get their next meal. Read more on […]