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.

USDA Waiver Authority Sign On Letter – Mayors Alliance

February 4, 2022

With the pandemic continuing, we urge Congress to extend USDA’s waiver authority through the 2022-2023 school year, giving USDA the authority to provide community organizations and school nutrition providers with the critical flexibilities needed to respond to public health requirements and supply chain disruptions. This is necessary to ensure that the federal child nutrition programs […]

Levar M. Stoney and Sarah Steely column: Collective action to end childhood hunger

January 22, 2022

As we continue to navigate the pandemic that has taken a toll on so many — physically if not emotionally — a great many children are confronting another challenge: food insecurity. While traditional safety nets have done what they could over the years, today they are being joined by a new national coalition of leaders […]