Greetings from Greater Birmingham Community Food Partners! We are happy to announce that we are seeking applicants for the new Birmingham-Jefferson Food Policy Council. The Council will be established to help improve our local food system in Jefferson County. The Council will be a private-public partnership...
Some of our partners have fundraisers coming up! Each of these have wonderful chefs and causes attached to them, so I encourage you to try to attend. They are pricey, yes, but a great way to support the work of these non-profits so that they can continue the programs and work they are doing in our communities.
I was planning a post about this, but then read Robyn’s post at Alabama Possible and realized that she had already done a wonderful job! So, I copied it word for word!
Childhood food security – image via npr.org
The Obama administration has pledged to end childhood hunger by 2015. What does that mean, and how can we reach that goal? NPR’s All Things Considered recently looked at this question over a 2-part series.
Part 1: A Daily Fight to Find Food: One Family’s Struggle
Part 2: Eating Nutritiously A Struggle When Food is Scarce
The Diane Rehm show also devoted an entire hour last week to a discussion of childhood hunger in the United States.
As the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill moves through Congress, we know that these conversations will continue to be important. We cannot forget that 13.3 percent of Alabamians lack food security, while around 5.4 percent of our neighbors have very low food security – meaning they are chronically hungry.
Want to learn more about childhood hunger and child nutrition programs in Alabama? Join us for a screening of the film Lunch Line, August 28, at the Bottle tree Cafe in Birmingham. A panel following the movie will discuss the future of school lunches and child nutrition programs. This is the Southeastern premiere of Lunch Line, so buy your tickets today!
We also invite you to come to the table for the Alabama Food Summit November 12-13 at the Birmingham BJCC, where we will discuss food security, the food system, and creating sustainable solutions to our state’s hunger problem.
Thanks Robyn, for all the hard work you do. Folks, keep up with Alabama Possible/Alabama Poverty Project by checking out their website and liking them on Facebook. They are also on Twitter as http://twitter.com/alabamapossible
