The Congressional Hunger Center is excited to announce the launch “America’s Child Nutrition Programs,” a new online course offered through Zero Hunger Academy with the support of the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation.
“Hunger robs children and young adults of the opportunity to develop and grow into their full potential and promise for the world,” said Shannon Maynard, the Hunger Center’s Executive Director. “The good news is that our federal child nutrition programs are hard at work day after day, making sure our country’s children grow up with enough to eat. We hope you’ll join us this month to learn more about these essential basic needs programs and how they came to be, and become a better-informed advocate for children’s health and nutrition.”
In five lessons the course covers the most effective federal programs that keep America’s children fed from birth to college, including:
- WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)
- The National School Lunch Program
- The School Breakfast Program
- The SUN Programs (Summer Food Service Program)
- The Child and Adult Care Feeding Programs (CACFP)
- SNAP
You’ll learn who benefits from these programs, as well as why the work they do is often hidden behind the scenes.
The course is open to the public and free to take, so join hunger advocates across the U.S. and start learning today at www.zerohungeracademy.org.
Thanks to the following organizational partners for helping spread the word about our country’s child nutrition programs this October:
And very special thank you to Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, whose support makes Zero Hunger Academy possible.