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 Brett Smiley, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green Announce Expanded Community Meals Program
November 29, 2023
ayor Brett P. Smiley, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller, Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and Providence Public Schools Superintendent Javier Montañez today announced that the City of Providence and RIDE are partnering to expand the community meals program to make free, nutritious meals available to youth in every neighborhood of Providence. Currently, […]
Waterloo residents receive 100 free $50 All-in Grocers vouchers
November 16, 2023
One hundred Waterloo residents received free vouchers for the area’s newest grocery store on behalf of Molina Healthcare. In 2022, Mayor Quentin Hart joined mayors across the U.S. in launching the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger. He also attended the voucher giveaway. “No one should go hungry in Waterloo, yet systemic poverty in the […]
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Mayor Jackie Soptic joins other city leaders from across the U.S. in fighting childhood hunger
November 8, 2023
Mayor Jackie Soptic joins more than 300 other mayors from all 50 states and the District of Columbia in a nonpartisan coalition called the Mayor’s Alliance to End Childhood Hunger. This initiative taps into the individual and collective leadership of mayors to take meaningful action to end childhood hunger in cities nationwide. Read more here. […]
Instacart, City of Columbia partner for new grocery access pilot program
October 27, 2023
A new partnership between Instacart, a national online grocery technology company, and the City of Columbia aims to improve access to food for families living in food deserts. Read more here. […]
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Lynn to tackle food insecurity with new policy council
October 16, 2023
The city has a new body tasked with tackling food insecurity. The Food Policy Council will provide policy and programmatic recommendations to the mayor, city councilors, and regional partners, as well as open up new opportunities for the city to receive state and federal funding. Read more here. […]
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