How We Will End Childhood Hunger

It starts with knowing that we really can end this persistent social challenge -- in the District of Columbia, and around the country. Not just make things a bit better, but also make sure that every child can get three nutritious meals every day. We can do it in as little as 10 years, if not sooner.

In Washington, DC, today, there are more than 35,000 young people living in homes where they don't always know where their next meal will come from. They start their day without breakfast, go hungry when school is closed, or lack the good nutrition they need to learn, grow and thrive.

Hunger hurts their early mental and physical development, threatens their long-term health, makes it hard to concentrate in school, limits their future prospects, and contributes to behavioral and other problems that affect the entire community.

Together we can end this persistent social problem

The 10-part plan has three key approaches:

• Improving public education about good nutrition and the help that's already available;
• Strengthening the infrastructure in the District for getting nutritious food to those who need it; and
• Helping families help themselves with better information and enhanced economic security.

Together we can build a stronger, healthier, better-educated and more productive District of Columbia by ensuring that all children have access to the nutritious food they need to learn, grow and thrive in their families, at school and throughout their communities. Here's how...

In The News

• Have Questions? Read the Frequently Asked Questions about ending hunger in the District of Columbia
• Advocates, Business Community and District Officials join hands to release Plan to End Childhood Hunger in the Nation's Capital by 2006
• Ending D.C. Childhood Hunger
• Healthier Food Is Key To Anti-Hunger Plan
• Student Meal Plan to Expand to 3 A Day