Ending Childhood Hunger: National AntiHunger Organizations NAHO Plan

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Ending Childhood HungerNational Anti-Hunger
Organizations (NAHO) Plan

• Josh Wachs, Share Our Strength
• Outreach Coalition Meeting
• Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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NAHO

• The Alliance to End Hunger
• Association of Nutrition Services Agencies
• Bread for the World
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• the Community Food Security Coalition
• Congressional Hunger Center
• The End Hunger Network
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Feeding America
• Food Research and Action Center
• MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger
• RESULTS
• Share Our Strength
• Society of St Andrews
• World Hunger Year

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NAHO Accomplishments

• Coordinated policy objectives
• Created and endorsed Millennium Declaration to
  End Hunger in America in 2003
• Published 2004 Blueprint to End Hunger
• Updated and released 2008 Blueprint to End Hunger

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A Roadmap to End Childhood Hunger in America

• Plan for Achieving the Administrations goal of
  ending childhood hunger in the U.S. by 2015
• Incorporates elements of partner plans
• Broad audience of stakeholders
• Provides a strategic plan that includes specific
  measurable goals, actions to achieve 2015 goal,
  and roles responsibilities across public and
  private sectors

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Roadmap Recommendations

• Economic Growth and Security
• Broad economic policy
• Work supports
• Federal Food and Nutrition Programs
• Ensuring access increasing participation
• Strengthening nutrition programs
• Filling gaps at the federal, state local levels

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Implementing Recommendations

• Role of federal, state and local government
• Role of private sector and individuals
• Partnerships and coalitions

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NAHO Timeline

• Draft July/August 2009
• Final draft by September 2009
• Distribution plan