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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Summer is here, and so are free meals for kids!

June 30, 2023

Understanding this urgent issue, Mayor Bruce Harrell, a recently inducted member of the nationwide Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger, the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD), Seattle Parks and Recreation, and United Way King County have announced the launch of the 2023 Summer Food Services Program also known as Summer Meals Program. This program, beginning July […]

Food Bank of Southern California to open new North Long Beach ‘sharehouse’

June 20, 2023

Each year, the Food Bank of Southern California provides an average of 40 million pounds of food to over 850,000 children, adults and seniors throughout Los Angeles County.

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Hammoud Joins City Leaders from across U.S. in Coalition to Fight Childhood Hunger

June 12, 2023

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud has joined more than 100 mayors from 40 states and District of Columbia in a mayoral coalition to fight childhood hunger. […]

Recap of Mayors Alliance June 2023 Reception

June 6, 2023

During the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Annual Meeting, the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger gathered to celebrate three members of the Alliance’s Public Policy Council – Mayor John Giles of Mesa, AZ, Mayor Ron Nirenberg of San Antonio, TX, and Mayor Paige Cognetti of Scranton, PA – and recognize the growth of and collective action taken by the Mayors Alliance since its launch in January 2022.
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Mayor Dickens and City Council to Allocate $1 Million to Combat Food Insecurity

May 19, 2023

The Dickens Administration has partnered with City Council on legislation to allocate funding to provide access to quality groceries and fresh food in underserved Atlanta communities. The legislation (Ordinance ID 32708) introduced by Councilmembers Overstreet and Boone would allocate $1 million to Invest Atlanta to help incentivize job creation, encourage investment and provide the tools […]