The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, signed into law today by President Obama after passing Congress with bi-partisan support, has the potential to significantly increase the involvement of national service participants and volunteers in anti-hunger activities, advocates said.

Said Joel Berg, the executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, “The new law is a quantum leap forward in civic engagement, and it can dramatically increase the number of Americans engaged in long-term activities to fight hunger."