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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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 […]

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. […]

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. […]

Affordable food market set to roll next week

October 6, 2023

On Tuesday, north Sioux Falls residents may have to travel only a few blocks to stock up on healthy grocery staples. That’s when the Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market will make its debut, just months after its initial conception. Read more here. […]