To: The United States House of Representatives
Congress: Stop Politicking on the Plates of Poor Americans
The House of Representatives should stop politicking on the plates of poor Americans, reject proposals meant to stigmatize Americans who rely on nutrition assistance programs to prevent the indignity of hunger and pass a Farm Bill that strengthens SNAP, improving access to affordable, healthy food for our poorest neighbors.
Why is this important?
Thursday, July 11th, the US House of Representatives held a closed vote for a Farm Bill (H.R. 2642) that, for the first time in half a decade, excluded the Nutrition Title which includes funding for food banks, senior feeding programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill passed, with only Republican members voting for it.
The Farm Bill could have and should have been an opportunity for us to strengthen our response to hunger in our country. Instead, the House passed a Farm Bill without a Nutrition Title, without a single hearing on hunger in fact, bypassing our ability to address the shameful reality that one in six, and one in five children, are going hungry right here in America.
The following organizations urge your signature of this petition.
Alameda County Community Food Banks
California Association of Food Banks
California Food Policy Advocates
California Hunger Action Coalition
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
California Partnership
Children’s Defense Fund - California
Coalition of Welfare Rights Organizations
Food Bank for Monterey County
Greenlining Institute
Hunger Action Los Angeles
JERICHO: A Voice for Justice
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles Community Action Network
Sacramento Hunger Coalition
Saint Anthony Foundation
San Diego Hunger Coalition
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Western Regional Advocacy Project
Women Organizing Resources, Knowledge & Services (WORKS)
For a copy of our full statement, go to: http://tinyurl.com/ResponseToHouseFarmBill
The Farm Bill could have and should have been an opportunity for us to strengthen our response to hunger in our country. Instead, the House passed a Farm Bill without a Nutrition Title, without a single hearing on hunger in fact, bypassing our ability to address the shameful reality that one in six, and one in five children, are going hungry right here in America.
The following organizations urge your signature of this petition.
Alameda County Community Food Banks
California Association of Food Banks
California Food Policy Advocates
California Hunger Action Coalition
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
California Partnership
Children’s Defense Fund - California
Coalition of Welfare Rights Organizations
Food Bank for Monterey County
Greenlining Institute
Hunger Action Los Angeles
JERICHO: A Voice for Justice
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles Community Action Network
Sacramento Hunger Coalition
Saint Anthony Foundation
San Diego Hunger Coalition
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Western Regional Advocacy Project
Women Organizing Resources, Knowledge & Services (WORKS)
For a copy of our full statement, go to: http://tinyurl.com/ResponseToHouseFarmBill