No Kid Hungry Arkansas: A Partnership
In 2009, Arkansas ranked #1 in the nation in childhood hunger. Share Our Strength, a national non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating childhood hunger in America, chose Arkansas as a proof of concept state in which to execute their strategy of reducing childhood hunger by:
- Improving access to federal nutrition programs, like National School Lunch, National School Breakfast, SNAP, Summer Meals and Afterschool Meals programs, that provide food to families and their children in need
- Strengthening community resources for getting healthy food to children and families
- Improving awareness about available programs
- Educating families about healthy and affordable food choices that will stretch their food budgets
- https://www.arhungeralliance.org/programs/no-kid-hungry/