Congress has made a mess by failing to review and update the Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) since they last did in 2010.
Access to high quality, healthy foods is a basic human right that helps people develop fully and reach their full potential.
Overall, we’re relieved to see that some key provisions will make life measurably better for Arkansas’s children.
No child should go hungry no matter where they live, what they look like, or how much their parents earn. Everyone deserves to have access to nutritious food to ensure they can achieve their full potential.
Arkansas is one of only nine states that have the most restrictive asset limit possible under federal law.
All children and families, regardless of race, ethnicity, or where they live, deserve access to high-quality affordable foods. Unfortunately, when the COVID-19 pandemic started, families in poverty and on the edge of poverty were hit hardest by hunger. It...
Kasey Porchia comes from a family of educators. Her mother, father, and aunts were teachers, coaches, and paraprofessionals who had a profound effect on why she chose education as her profession. They instilled in her a strong work ethic and...
Linda is 72 years old. She doesn’t work anymore, and she takes care of her 54-year-old son who lives with her and is fully disabled. He has special dietary needs and needs around-the-clock care. Even before the pandemic, money...
Mary’s oldest daughter loves to hike, so they travel Arkansas together, hiking on different paths around the state. They then return home to Crossett, where Mary and her two daughters, ages 6 and 1, live. Mary heard about the...
Tomiko Townley currently serves as the Advocacy Director for the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance. The Alliance is a collaborative organization that works on behalf of and with Arkansans facing hunger. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Tomiko was working as...
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