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.

OPINION: MILLIONS MORE AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY IF CONGRESS DOESN’T ACT SOON

April 1, 2022

Families across America are precariously perched on the edge of a hunger cliff. With inflation on the rise and supply chain backlogs, more families have been turning to food banks, forcing programs nationwide to ration supplies and cut services. And now the war in Ukraine is leading to more food shortages and driving up prices […]

Senators revive school lunch debate with bill to extend universal free meals

March 31, 2022

Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Lisa Murkowski introduced a bill Thursday that would allow the nation’s schools to serve free meals to all students for another year. The move comes after Republican leadership objected to extending the pandemic flexibility in a recent spending bill — a surprise move that enraged school leaders and anti-hunger advocates across […]

USDA Waiver Authority Sign On Letter – Mayors Alliance to Congress

March 29, 2022

We ask for a bipartisan solution to further extend the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s waiver authority through the 2022-2023 school year to enable non-profits and schools to safely provide nutritious food and maintain meal access despite enormous cost increases and supply chain and labor challenges. […]

USDA Waiver Authority Sign On Letter – Mayors Alliance to White House

March 22, 2022

Right now, our cities urgently need an extension of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s waiver authority over the child nutrition programs through the 2022-2023 school year. We have urged Congress to work with your Administration to find a solution to extend these critical child nutrition waivers and ensure that ending childhood hunger is a national […]

Nutrition Waivers: One Tool with Big Impact and Bipartisan Support

March 8, 2022

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 healthy, safe and nourished throughout it all. Read […]