President Obama proposed keeping the nation on track towards his goal of ending U.S. child hunger by 2015 by increasing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and reiterating his support for an additional $10 billion over the next decade for improvements in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill expected to pass Congress this year. Read more.

President Obama proposed keeping the nation on track towards his goal of ending U.S. child hunger by 2015 by increasing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and reiterating his support for an additional $10 billion over the next decade for improvements in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill expected to pass Congress this year. ...read more

Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, released its study of domestic hunger this week. The study, Hunger in America 2010, provides comprehensive data on their emergency food distribution network and the people they serve. The study reported that Feeding America is feeding 37 million Americans annually, including 14 million children. Read more.

Canada television’s Business News Network interviewed Joel Berg today in a segment about food stamp use. Also featured on the show is a mother of five who relies on food stamps to feed her family and Ellen Vollinger, a national food stamp expert. Read more.

The New York Times published an editorial yesterday highlighting the hunger problem facing the nation. The food stamps program was also mentioned as needing to be fixed so that more eligible people receive food stamps. Read more.