Healthy Parks Amendment Act

…participation in their D.C. Free Summer Meals program through the federal Summer Food Service Program. Summer is the season where children face the most hunger. In D.C., just 35 percent…

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Story Ideas

D.C. Comes in at No. 1 in Afterschool Meal Participation More than 10,000 children in the District of Columbia benefited from afterschool suppers on an average weekday in October 2017,…

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2020’s Hear the Crunch was Out of this World!

…D.C. Council in 2010, school breakfast is free for all students in D.C. Public Schools and public charter schools. The District of Columbia ranks fourth in the nation in school…

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News Releases

…SNAP A Raise Legislation 2021 February 9: New Report Underscores School Breakfast Participation in District of Columbia to Combatting Childhood Hunger, Learning Loss Caused by COVID-19 2020 December 9: Severe…

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D.C. Hunger Solutions Congratulates Newly Elected Officials

…### D.C. Hunger Solutions, an initiative of the Food Research & Action Center, works to end hunger in the nation’s capital and improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well-being…

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DC Food Policy Council

The DC Food Policy Council is a coalition of stakeholders and government representatives who have come together to identify regulatory burdens on the local food economy, collect and analyze data…

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Sitemap

…of School Breakfast D.C. School Meals Report Hear the Crunch! National School Breakfast Week Summer Meals (SFSP) Become a Summer Meals Site or Sponsor Communications Toolkit: D.C. Summer Meals Program…

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Outreach

DCHS conducts outreach for federal nutrition programs throughout the District by: Providing application assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Sharing resources at community events; Distributing materials to individuals,…

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Testimony

…by Melissa Jensen on Department of Aging and Community Living Budget April 10, 2019: Testimony by Melissa Jensen on Department of Human Services Budget March 1, 2019: Testimony by Melissa…

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2020 EITC Campaign Sites

…– 1:30 p.m. Start date: February 1 SE Community Credit Center 2831 Alabama Avenue, SE Saturdays: 8:45 a.m. –- 1:15 p.m.; 1:15 – 3 p.m. (based on demand) Sundays: 12:45…

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