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Here is a round up of the latest topics surrounding Food Security making waves this month. The hashtag #Protectkids was spreading like wildfire where advocates voiced their fear that, under the administration's new rule, school children will lose access to free school meals. With this new rule going into effect, the upcoming 2020 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference couldn't be more prevalent as many anti-hunger supporters and food security organizations are encouraging people to attend with the hashtag #hungerpc2020.
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Feeding America and the Food Research & Action Center are bringing together hundreds of anti-hunger advocates for the 2020 National Anti-Hunger Policy conference. The conference holds government officials, anti-hunger organizations, representatives of foods banks and many advocates looking to learn best practices on how to combat hunger.
We're LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY from #hungerpc20 — your destination for:
📍 Networking opportunities,
📍 Content-rich sessions,
📍 Interactive trainings, and
📍 A Lobby Day on the Hill
There's still time to save your spot: https://t.co/j5DsGAUU1N pic.twitter.com/S20YjXGEYQ— Feeding America Advocacy (@hunger) February 25, 2020
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Organizations and anti-hunger advocates are fighting for the rights of children to keep their free lunch. Feed American Advocacy shared an article stating, “According to the government's own estimate, the change could push as many as 942,000 eligible children out of the lunch program at least temporarily”.
🗣️ "'Without SNAP, in addition to having less food at home, my sons could lose access to free #SchoolMeals'" — @FoodChoices4All
📝: @NPRCoryTurner https://t.co/4AXtMHmXPg #ProtectSNAP #HandsOffSNAP— Feeding America Advocacy (@hunger) February 20, 2020
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Never missing the opportunity to advocate for SNAP, the Food Research & Action Center tweeted a chart showing the benefits to receiving SNAP.
#FRACFactFriday #HandsOffSNAP pic.twitter.com/Ma8hjvMacn
— Food Research & Action Center (@fractweets) February 21, 2020
