Eliminating Needed Access to Food Programs This Summer Hurts Kids

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 […]

Schools key to ensuring many children get the nutritious meals they need to thrive

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 […]

WIC is a lifeline, and improving the program would benefit many

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, […]

Pandemic Highlights Glaring Issues with Food Assistance Programs

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. […]

Policy hurdles keep Marshallese in Arkansas from accessing hunger-fighting programs

As hunger increased across Arkansas during the pandemic, one population was blocked from participating in a vital safety-net program intended to keep nutritious food on the table during tough times. […]

Lessons Learned from the Pandemic: Implementing Systems Change Can End Child Hunger

We were not prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic to hit and shut down most of the country in March 2020. It was a once-in-a-lifetime event that we are still trying […]

How Using a Racial Equity Lens Can Reduce Hunger for All Children

Childhood Hunger is a Racial Equity Issue There are far too many children in our country who go hungry every day, especially when we have the tools readily available to […]

More than 100 Arkansas community members and leaders call on Arkansans to help end hunger

From around the state, more than 100 advocates, business leaders, community members and foundation directors have signed a letter urging their fellow Arkansans to do their part in making a hunger-free Arkansas. […]

How the Central Arkansas Library System Stepped Up to Ensure Kids Didn’t Go Hungry During the Pandemic

In mid-March, 2020, it became clear that Arkansas schools were going to close before spring break and likely remain closed after spring break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was […]

Policy opportunities could help curb child hunger

As our state makes it harder for children to get the nutritious food they need to stay healthy, we have opportunities at the federal level to help improve food security […]