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Your Voice is Heard in DC
Last month, we proudly carried your voices and stories to the halls of our nation's Capitol.
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We delivered over 480 signed postcards to Senators Heitkamp and Hoeven - asking them to Stand Up for SNAP. We also presented them with a "We Are SNAP" story book highlighting the stories of 14 North Dakotans who are currently on or previously on SNAP. Our hungry neighbors need a strong Farm Bill that protects and strengthens federal nutrition programs. We will continue to amplify your voices and encourage you to speak up and stand up for SNAP.
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"An empty stomach is not a good political advisor." Albert Einstein
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We Agree Albert!
You never know what you'll find in DC. After visiting with our Senators, we stopped for lunch and saw this quote on the restaurant wall!
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ENDING HUNGER 2.0: HUNGER and HEALTH
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If food alone was the answer to hunger, we would have solved it by now. But we haven't. That's why we launched Ending Hunger 2.0 in February, with press conferences in both Fargo and Bismarck. Ending Hunger 2.0 is the Great Plains Food Bank's bold next step in hunger relief. It's a new approach to ending hunger that's focused on addressing hunger and its root causes holistically through advocacy, research and community based solutions.
Our inaugural partner of this ground-breaking work is Sanford Health. We are teaming up with Sanford's Birth Designers to ensure that first time mothers have proper and adequate nutrition at home. They'll screen mothers for food insecurity and if needed, offer them a bag of food immediately, while connecting them to local food pantries and SNAP for longer term food assistance.
We could use your help! Next time you are at the grocery store, could you pick up a few of these items? Or could you host a food drive? Clickhere to find a list of the requested items. Thank you so much!
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It takes more than food to end hunger.
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