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Advocate Hunger in America can be solved. It takes leadership and political will. Ending hunger will require that the public and private sectors join in a determined partnership to address the economic, political, and personal barriers that contribute to hunger. You have a role. In addition to making a financial contribution, volunteering and/or donating food, you can let our politicians know that you also want them to be engaged in solving the issue.
Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) The Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) has a proven track record going back to 1993 of providing much-needed food to the people of Massachusetts, and it currently supplies nutritious staples such as eggs, milk, meat and fresh produce to nearly 800 hunger-relief agencies across the Commonwealth. Reliance on this state-funded program has grown dramatically during the economic downturn as hunger-relief organizations are serving more people across a wide swath of society. In fact, the recently-released Hunger Study shows a 23 percent increase in the number of people served both statewide and in The Food Bank's service area since 2005: Massachusetts food banks are now serving more than 571,000 Commonwealth residents, and The Greater Boston Food Bank is now serving more than 394,000 eastern Massachusetts residents. We are therefore asking the state to increase MEFAP core food funding from $11.5M this fiscal year to $15M next fiscal year. This increase would provide an additional 3.9 million nutritious meals to those in need in our Commonwealth.
Hunger Day on the Hill Hunger Day on the Hill Please join us on Thursday, March 11, 2010, for Hunger Day on the Hill to share the importance of MEFAP with the senators and representatives responsible for funding it. Join the leaders of the state's food banks and representatives from member hunger-relief agencies on Beacon Hill to call attention to the pervasiveness of hunger across our Commonwealth and help us achieve two outcomes.
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please contact Tuong-Chau Cai at tcai@gbfb.org or 617.427.5200, ext. 5058.
Click here for the names and contact information for your local legislators. Here are links to other organizations dedicated to the cause as well as links to elected officials throughout Massachusetts who may need to be alerted about a specific call for action at any given time in support of hungry citizens in our region.
Recent legislation: Feeding America Food Research and Action Center
Write your public officials: Massachusetts State Government/Governor Patrick Massachusetts State Legislature Massachusetts Democratic Party Massachusetts Republican Party National Governors Association United States Conference of Mayors |
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