Advocacy

The Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger will tap the individual and collective leadership of Mayors to take meaningful actions to end childhood hunger in cities nationwide. We are building a strong, nonpartisan cohort of national Mayoral champions for ending child hunger.

Illinois Mayors Support Increasing Access to School Breakfast

March 24, 2023

Breakfast After the Bell is a proven method that ensures students receive the nutrition they need to start the day and succeed in school. […]

Mayors Alliance Joins Joint Statement to Support SNAP

March 19, 2023

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), our nation’s most significant
anti-hunger program, promotes economic security, health, and well-being. […]

Mayors Alliance Endorses Rep. McGovern’s New Bill to Permanently Increase Federal Reimbursement Level for School Meals

March 6, 2023

U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) introduced legislation that would permanently increase the federal reimbursement level for school meals. […]

New Mexico Mayors Join to Support No-Cost Meals

The Healthy Universal School Meals for Children Act, Senate Bill 4, passed in the New Mexico state legislature today. […]

Connecticut must continue to feed all kids in school

November 23, 2022

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and it is one of the most wholesome days of the year: so many of us cook, eat and spend precious time with our loved ones. But it is also a day when the inequities in our community are abundantly clear: there are those who have food to eat, and there are […]