On Tuesday, June 4, 2013, Share Our Strength held its first No Kid Hungry on Capitol Hill Day. More than 70 members of the No Kid Hungry network joined us on the Hill, including chefs, Cooking Matters volunteers, and state partners, to share their stories and commitment to ending childhood hunger.

Have you ever stood in the supermarket or in front of your cupboard and thought, “What am I going to make for dinner tonight?” Ever wish you had healthy, affordable recipes at your fingertips without having to search the Internet or your cookbooks for hours?

On Monday we saw two major reports released within the hunger community: Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap and The Food Research and Action Center’s (FRAC) Hunger Doesn't Take A Vacation - Summer Nutrition Status Report 2013. These reports give us an update on both the problem of childhood...

We think of summer as a carefree time — especially for kids. But for many of the children we serve, summer means hunger. Kids who usually rely on free or reduced-price school meals have nowhere to go for breakfast and lunch when school is out.

225,000 families learning how to cook and eat healthier. 28 million additional breakfasts being served across the country. 6 million additional summer meals nationwide. All by themselves these numbers would be astounding indicators of our success of the No Kid hungry campaign. Together, they really...

When Mirta saw a flier at Lawrence Community Connections advertising a two-part Cooking Matters workshop, she immediately signed herself up because she wanted to learn how to cook healthy and affordable meals for herself and her family.

Chefs are the backbone of so much of the work we do. Whether it’s culinary events that raise critical funds, our nutrition education programs that teach low-income families how to shop and eat on a budget, or even lobbying on Capitol Hill on behalf of hungry kids, chefs are some of our most...