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More than 50 years have passed since the United States convened the White House conference that helped elevate hunger as a national priority and sparked major improvements and expansions to the federal nutrition programs.
This September, the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health will take place with the goal of ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases and disparities in the U.S. by 2030.
FRAC, along with other anti-hunger organizations underscored five priorities for the conference.
To ensure these priorities are put into the forefront during the conference, FRAC nominated several people to speak about their lived experiences with hunger during a series of virtual, regional listening sessions hosted by the White House. They shared their stories and recommendations during these sessions.
In a blog series, we will share the remarks of a few of the advocates who spoke during these sessions
Martina Santos spoke at the White House’s Spanish language listening session. Her testimony has been translated from the original Spanish.

New guidance from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) urges state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) agencies to leverage federal SNAP reimbursement funds for SNAP outreach that prioritizes work to help participants transition to regular intake rules after the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) COVID Public Health Emergency Declaration (PHE) ends, and to connect more low-participating eligible populations with benefits. State SNAP outreach plans for fiscal year 2023 are due by Monday, August 15.

More than 50 years have passed since the United States convened the White House conference that helped elevate hunger as a national priority and sparked major improvements and expansions to the federal nutrition programs.

This September, the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health will take place with the goal of ending hunger. Read FRAC’s strategies on how to end hunger in the U.S. by 2030.  In addition, FRAC, along with other anti-hunger organizations underscored five priorities for the conference. 

To ensure these priorities and strategies are put into the forefront during the conference, FRAC nominated several people to speak about their lived experiences with hunger during a series of virtual, regional listening sessions hosted by the White House. In this blog series, read the remarks from some of these advocates. 

Here are the remarks from Benyamin Chao.

On June 25, the Keep Kids Fed Act was signed into law, giving U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) the temporary authority to extend many of the nationwide child nutrition waivers that have been so important during the pandemic. These waivers were set to expire on June 30 without Congressional action.

An overview of what the act will mean for summer 2022 as well as school and afterschool meals during the 2022-2023 school year is detailed in this blog.

The Budget Reconciliation currently being negotiated in the Senate presents an important opportunity to ensure that children can access the healthy food they need at school and during the summer. There are three provisions that Congress should include in the Budget Reconciliation to support children, families, and schools in the upcoming 2022–2023 school year and moving forward.