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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Mayor Michael Foley works with a local nonprofit, The Locker Project

March 30, 2022

Photos: Mayor Michael Foley works with a local nonprofit, The Locker Project, on weekly neighborhood food distributions and also early during the pandemic worked with area churches to distribute USDA boxes allocated to the region. […]

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Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks, No Kid Hungry Recognize This Year’s “NYC Hunger Heroes”

March 10, 2022

New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks were today joined by No Kid Hungry New York to recognize 32 “Hunger Heroes” across every one of the city’s school districts. Each Hunger Hero has gone above and beyond in the last year […]

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Nutrition Waivers: One Tool with Big Impact and Bipartisan Support

March 8, 2022

by Levar M. Stoney and John C. Giles The past two years of the COVID pandemic have shown us that new challenges can, and will, arise at any time. As community leaders, we’ve witnessed firsthand the tireless work of many individuals, organizations and schools who’ve pivoted and adapted countless times to ensure our communities remain […]

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Mayor Schor joins coalition to fight hunger

February 22, 2022

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Today Mayor Andy Schor joined more than 50 other mayors from across the country in the launch of the Mayor’s Alliance to End Childhood Hunger. The coalition encourages mayors to take meaningful action to end childhood hunger in cities nationwide. Read more on WLNS […]

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Fried Joins ‘No Kid Hungry’ Campaign to End Childhood Hunger

February 9, 2022

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville Township Mayor Dave Fried announced on Monday that he has joined the “Mayor’s Alliance to End Childhood Hunger.” Launched in 2022, the national alliance is a non-partisan coalition working in partnership with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign. Members pledge to work to end childhood hunger by engaging with community leaders to […]

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