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Media Kit

We are committed to helping the media educate and inform the public about hunger issues affecting families and children in the District of Columbia. We are a "one-stop" media resource center with issues tracking, story ideas, and informed sources and interviews.

For a media kit or news tips, contact Jennifer Adach (202-986-2200 x3018).

Press Releases

8/7/07 – Low Marks for Breakfast Participation in D.C. Public Schools; School Breakfast Reaching Less than Half of Eligible Low-Income Students

7/24/07 – FRAC "Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation" Report: Administrative Hurdles Continue to Block Food for Hungry Children during the Summer Months

8/29/06 – One out of Three D.C. Children Lived in Poverty During 2005

7/13/06 – New FRAC Study ranks the District’s Summer Meal Program first in the Nation; Mayor Williams Viewed as Key to Success  

3/15/06 - As Poverty Rises in the District of Columbia, Some Federal Nutrition Programs Are Improving to Meet the Need While Others Are Falling Behind

12/13/05 - New FRAC Report Says More DC Students Had Breakfast at School in 2005

4/21/04 - While Federal Nutrition Programs Reach Many, Thousands More People And Federal Dollars Are Left Behind

11/6/03 - Fewer Students In The District Eating School Breakfast

10/16/03 - D.C. Schools and Anti-hunger Advocates Assure Every Student Has a Smart Start

10/31/03 - Food Insecurity and Hunger Rates Too High in the District

9/26/03 - District Responds to Low-Income Families and Victims of Hurricane Isabel

In the News

"City Rates at the Top for Participation"
The Washington Post, 7/14/06

"Healthful Foods Not An Option For Many; Poorer Areas Lack Access, Report Says"
The Washington Post, 7/13/06

"Study: Access to Quality Food Lacking in Most Areas of D.C."
The Examiner, 7/7/06

"Thirty-Five Thousand Children Can't Count on Having Dinner Tonight" The Washington Post, 4/19/06

"Healthier Food Is Key To Anti-Hunger Plan"
The Washington Post, 4/19/06

"Student Meal Program To Expand to 3 a Day"
The Washington Post, 4/19/06

"Fewer Poor Students Eat Free Breakfasts in Region"
The Washington Post, 11/19/04

"D.C. Schools to Offer Better Vending Choices"
The Washington Post, 7/22/04 

"Education Office Chief Resigning"
The Washington Post, 6/10/04

"D.C. Meal Program Changes Proposed"
The Washington Post, 4/15/04

"Food Activists Assail Mayor"
The Washington Post, 3/11/04

"Meal Program for Needy Kids Suffers Setback"
The Washington Post, 2003

"Food Bank May Quit District Program"
The Washington Post, 2003

 



 
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