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Feeding America - Elizabeth Nielsen, Online Community Manager

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Dear Arnold,

Hunger and poverty continue to plague America. The USDA just released their annual U.S. food-insecurity rates that showed for the third year in a row that nearly 49 million Americans, including 16.2 million children, are struggling to get enough to eat, virtually unchanged from the prior year. But with the recession still dragging along, many see the stability in the number of people in need of food assistance as heartening -- federal nutrition programs are working.

We know the need is out there. A new study by the US Census Bureau report showed that poverty continues to grow in the U.S. with about 15 percent of the population at or below the poverty level – up from 14 percent the year before, the third straight jump in the poverty rate.

I know you care about the issue of hunger. As a valued supporter I'd like to invite you to join the emerging conversations to preserve federal nutrition programs; a conversation focused on our nation's most vulnerable -- children. Please join several important voices in the anti-hunger community for a special Virtual Town Hall on child hunger this Thursday, September 15th at 3:00 PM EST.

Register for the Virtual Town Hall online today. Participants include:

• Kevin Concannon, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary will describe how SNAP and child nutrition programs are working to prevent child hunger.

• Lorretta Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers will discuss how hunger affects a child’s ability to learn.

• Vicki Escarra, Feeding America President and CEO will explain how nutrition programs are at risk of budget cuts and how you can use your voice to advocate for anti-hunger programs.

After the Virtual Town Hall, you can connect directly to your Members of Congress as part of a national call in day. If you can’t join the town hall, you can simply dial 1-877-698-8228 to make your voice heard. Tell Congress to protect anti-hunger programs as part of any deficit deal!

I hope that you’ll register today; you're participation can make a difference!



Thank you,

Elizabeth Nielsen
Online Community Manager
Feeding America



P.S. Spread the word -- email, post to Facebook or Tweet -- your family and friends can join the conversation too!


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