Our Partners

Our partners are the cornerstone of Team No Kid Hungry. They are creative and inspiring – and we can’t end hunger without them.

They are corporations, organizations and foundations. They are governors, mayors, and other public officials. They are public and nonprofit agencies. They are restaurants and chefs, celebrities and bloggers, social media stars, and everyday people just like you. In the fight to end childhood hunger, they share their talents and resources. And they share our vision and help make that vision a reality. They are amazing.

ConAgra Foods Foundation

ConAgra Foods Foundation is the Launch Partner for the No Kid Hungry Campaign and provided crucial seed funding for the Campaign. In addition, they are a national sponsor of Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters.

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Food Network

As our national broadcast media partner, Food Network and its line-up of beloved celebrity chefs are bringing the No Kid Hungry campaign into the homes of more than 96 million Americans via daily public service announcements and online promotion.

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Walmart

Walmart is a national sponsor of Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters as part of their $2 billion commitment to fight hunger in America. Walmart also supports Share Our Strength's state-based No Kid Hungry campaigns.

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jcpenney

jcpenney is proud to support Share Our Strength’s “No Kid Hungry” campaign this November as the featured charity for its nationwide jcp cares program.

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Domino Sugar and C&H Sugar

Domino Sugar and C&H are now proud to help make a difference in the lives of children facing hunger by partnering with Share Our Strength as a presenting sponsor for the Great American Bake Sale.

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Deloitte

In 2012, Deloitte expanded their commitment to Share our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign by collaborating on a project to identify and quantify the potential long-term impacts associated with children participating in the federal School Breakfast Program.

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Birds Eye

Birds Eye's "Feed Kids Better" campaign benefits Share Our Strength and helps America discover the wonder of vegetables.

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Sysco

Sysco is North America’s largest foodservice marketer and distributor. In 2002, they began a long-term multi-million-dollar commitment to Share Our Strength as the official foodservice marketer and distributor of Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation.

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American Express

In 2011, American Express and Share Our Strength celebrated the 20thanniversary of a partnership that has changed the face of corporate social giving and the anti-hunger fight in America. Over the past two decades, American Express has donated over $30 million to fight hunger in America through its partnership with Share Our Strength.

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Stephen Joseph

Stephen Joseph designs and creates fun, brightly colored children’s products. We are committed to America’s kids and are a proud partner of the No Kid Hungry campaign to help end childhood hunger!

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Philadelphia Cream Cheese

As part of its commitment to live by high standards, PHILADELPHIA is proud to announce its year-long partnership with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign.

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Weight Watchers®

Since 2008, Weight Watchers^® has contributed over $3.5 million to Share Our Strength through Weight Watchers Lose For Good^®.

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Tastefully Simple

Every time you purchase Sugar & Spice Chai Bread Mix, Tastefully Simple donates $1 to Share Our Strength!

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Cavit Collection

Cavit is proud to support Share our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign and Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation® in the fight to end childhood hunger in America.

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The Capital Grille

Share Our Strength and The Capital Grille have a long history of working together to end childhood hunger in America. To date, The Capital Grille has raised more than $1,000,000 to fight childhood hunger.

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Karo

Karo, the corn syrup that Americans trust for their homemade desserts is now a proud partner of Share our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, and is a presenting sponsor of Great American Bake Sale. Help us end childhood hunger.

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OpenTable

As a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners, and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, OpenTable, Inc., has found a great fit within Dine Out For No Kid Hungry.

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Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market^®, the world's leading natural and organic food retailer, is proud to support the No Kid Hungry campaign's fight against hunger in communities across the country.

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Romano's Macaroni Grill

Corner Bakery Cafe

Since 2008, Corner Bakery Cafe has been a leading partner in the Dine Out For No Kid Hungry. Through their nationwide promotions, Corner Bakery Cafe and its guests have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Share Our Strength to support the cause of ending childhood hunger.

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Hillshire Farm

At Hillshire Farm, we have partnered with the No Kid Hungry Campaign to drive education and awareness about the cause while dedicating much-needed volunteer hours to our communities.

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Duncan Hines

Duncan Hines is a presenting partner of Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale and is passionate about helping end childhood hunger by 2015.

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American Egg Board

Providing children with the high-quality protein food they need to grow and thrive is an ongoing challenge for the nation’s charities and food producers. As part of the Good Egg Project, America’s Egg Farmers are joining forces with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign to help raise awareness and encourage others to fight childhood hunger, so that kids have access to high-quality protein foods, like eggs, year-round.

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ONEHOPE Wine

Emmi Roth USA, Inc.

Emmi Roth USA Partners with No Kid Hungry Campaign to Combat Childhood Hunger in America.

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End Hunger Network

The End Hunger Network founded by actor Jeff Bridges in 1983, works with the entertainment community and other partners to create and support media projects, programs and events to raise awareness about the issue, to make ending U.S. child hunger a national priority, and to generate public and private action to support that goal.

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Ted's Montana Grill

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Ted's Montana Grill restaurants, the company has made a historic pledge to raise $150,000 in 2012 for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign to help end childhood hunger in America.

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Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Dean is a proud partner of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger and nourish kids' potential.

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The Fresh Market

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Denny's

In 2011, Denny's became a Dine Out for No Kid Hungry partner to help combat the epidemic of childhood hunger in America.

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NBA Cares

Across the country, NBA players have attended fundraising and awareness events, helped launch statewide No Kid Hungry campaigns, and recorded public service announcements to help children and their families find free meals sites in their local community.

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Restaurants Unlimited, Inc.

Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. (RUI) is sharing their strength by becoming a 2012 No Kid Hungry Promotional Partner and a Dine Out For No Kid Hungry Partner. Through their 21 brands and 46 individual restaurants, RUI is showing their commitment to ending childhood hunger in America by raising awareness and funds in their restaurants and online. RUI is committed to making no kid hungry a reality.

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C&S Wholesale Grocers

Investing in and nourishing America's kids has been at the forefront of C&S' charitable activities, and to further this goal, the company has become the proud presenting sponsor of Share Our Strength's annual Conference of Leaders and has provided funding for Share Our Strength's Teachers Report and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaigns in New Orleans and Connecticut.

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Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma, the premier specialty retailer of home furnishings and gourmet cookware in the United States, began its partnership with Share Our Strength and the No Kid Hungry campaign in 2010 and since has incorporated the partnership into their catalog, product promotions, in-store and online.

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The Land of Nod

The Land of Nod has been helping to raise aware of our mission with promotions in their stores and catalogs as well as including No Kid Hungry postcards in all their mailings.

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Hickory Farms

As part of their on-going dedication to being a great corporate citizen, they began their partnership with Share Our Strength in 2008 and have since donated close to $2,000,000, as well as engaged their consumers and employees in the fight against childhood hunger.

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SCA Professional Hygiene

SCA, a global hygiene company and makers of the Tork brand of away-from-home paper products, is a proud Share our Strength partner and will support the No Kid Hungry campaign and the Dine Out For No Kid Hungry.

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Fleischmann's Yeast

Fleischmann’s Yeast, the most trusted brand of yeast since 1868, believes that no child in America should go hungry. In 2012, Fleischmann’s Yeast became a No Kid Hungry partner and a presenting sponsor for the Great American Bake Sale. Help us end childhood hunger.

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Joe's Crab Shack

As a long time partner of Share Our Strength and one of the fist leading restaurants to join Dine Out For No Kid Hungry in 2008, Joe's Crab Shack has helped to reshape the restaurant industry's role in charitable giving and has served as a vital contributor toward ending childhood hunger.

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National Restaurant Association

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) is an official Founding Partner for Share Our Strength’s Dine Out For No Kid Hungry and a No Kid Hungry National Alliance Partner. NRA has been a national Dine Out For No Kid Hungry partner since 2008, and in 2012, committed to help Share Our Strength in its efforts to raise an additional $5 million through the program by the end of 2013.

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Sodexo Foundation

Building on a record of achievement, Sodexo Foundation has renewed its commitment to Share Our Strength to provide an even greater impact and ensure every child in the United States grows up with dependable access to enough nutritious food.

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Arby's Foundation

In 2013, the Arby's Foundation will continue to partner with Share Our Strength through multiple initiatives including Dine Out For No Kid Hungry, the 2013 Summer Meals Report, Center For Best Practices, State Campaigns and local community investment grants.

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Le Creuset

Known worldwide for its artisan-quality, colorful cookware, Le Creuset has provided the tools to help families bring exceptional meals to the table for nearly a century.

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Participant Media

Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign has partnered with Participant Media to give concerned citizens ways they can help end hunger in America via the “Take Your Place” social action campaign.

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CGI Group Inc.

CGI has partnered with Share Our Strength to provide expert advice on how technology can help end childhood hunger in America.

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The Yum-O! Organization

Ecolab, Inc.

Dominion Foundation

Nestle Waters North America (S. Pellegrino Sparkling Natural & Mineral Water)

Gaby Dalkin - "What's Gaby Cooking" blog

Magellan Health Services

Magellan Health Services is proud to support Share Our Strength's mission to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.

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Cigna Foundation

Tyson Foods, Inc.

Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

New York City Wine & Food Festival

Co+op, stronger together

Co+op, stronger together represents National Cooperative Grocers Association's (NCGA) 128 retail food co-ops operating 165 storefronts, nationwide and their shared commitment to providing delicious, high quality, healthy food; supporting local, sustainable agriculture; and strengthening local communities.

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eBay Giving Works

The Coca Cola Foundation

The Coca-Cola Foundation awarded more than $70 million to 263 community organizations around the world in 2011 to support sustainable community initiatives, including water stewardship, community recycling, active, healthy living, and education.

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Maximus

PowerPay

Pritzker Early Childhood Foundation

CB2

Colorado Health Foundation

Maggy Keet - Bloggers Without Borders

KIND Snacks

Tami Hardeman - "Running with Tweezers" blog

Irving Harris Foundation

Steve Dunn - "Oui, Chef" blog

Florida Partnership to End Childhood Hunger

Lead Partners: Florida Impact

Lead Sponsor: Sodexo Foundation

Sponsor: Magellan Health Services, Arby's Foundation, and Weight Watchers

Launched: October 2007

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Virginia No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partners: Federation of Virginia Food Banks and the Office of Governor Bob McDonnell

Lead Sponsor: Sodexo Foundation

Sponsor: Arby's Foundation

Supporter: Dominion Foundation

Launched: June 2011

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The Lowcountry Food Bank, South Carolina

The Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina, distributing more than 18 million pounds of food a year. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, the Lowcountry Food Bank is working to expand access to afterschool supper through CACFP, increase participation in summer meals, and expand families' involvement in nutrition education.

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Bay Area Food Bank, Alabama

Bay Area Food Bank is an Alabama food bank providing nutritious food to meet the challenge of feeding people who are hungry as a result of personal crisis or disaster. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, Bay Area Food Bank is working to increase participation in summer meals in southern Alabama and Mississippi.

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Illinois No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partners: Greater Chicago Food Depository and Governor Pat Quinn

Lead Sponsors: Jimmy Dean

Sponsor: Arby's Foundation and Weight Watchers

Launched: March 2012

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Arkansas No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partners: Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and the Office of Governor Mike Beebe

Sponsor: Weight Watchers

Supporter: Tyson Food

Launched: October 2010

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Hunger Free Heartland, Nebraska

Hunger Free Heartland is an organization that provides an opportunity for partners to collaborate in a new way with a common purpose to end childhood hunger in the metro area (Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie counties) and across the State of Nebraska. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, Hunger Free Heartland is working to increase participation in school breakfast programs, summer meals and SNAP

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Los Angeles No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partners: California Food Policy Advocates and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Supporter: Weight Watchers, Yum-o! and Joseph Drown Foundation

Launched: March 2011

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Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, Pennsylvania

The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger strives to build a community where all people have the food they need to lead healthy lives. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger is working to increase participation in programs like SNAP and the Summer Food Service Program, and CACFP, while advocating for policies that prevent and reduce childhood hunger in the long-term.

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Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force

The Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force envisions that in a state as abundant as Idaho hunger will not exist and works to put public and private resources into action statewide in order to eliminate hunger and provide food security for all Idahoans.

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Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in the Nation's Capital

Lead Partner: D.C. Hunger Solutions

Launched: April 2007

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New York City No Kid Hungry Campaign

Sponsor: Weight Watchers

Launched: Summer 2010

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Gleaner’s Food Bank of Indiana

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Hunger Free Vermont

Hunger Free Vermont is an education and advocacy organization with the mission to end the injustice of hunger and malnutrition for all Vermonters. Hunger Free Vermont is dedicated to providing nutrition education and expanding access to nutrition programs that nourish Vermont’s children, families, and communities.

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Colorado No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partners: Hunger Free Colorado and the Office of Governor John Hickenlooper

Lead Sponsor: Weight Watchers

Presenting Sponsor: Arby's Foundation

Launched: November 2009

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Connecticut No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partners: End Hunger Connecticut! and the Office of Governor Dan Malloy

Sponsor: Weight Watchers

Launched: March 2011

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Promedica, Ohio

ProMedica is a locally owned, nonprofit healthcare organization serving northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, ProMedica is working to increase participation in Summer Meals and to increase support for the school breakfast and afterschool meals program.

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Project Bread, Massachusetts

Project Bread is Massachusetts's leading anti-hunger organization. As the exclusive No Kid Hungry Ally in Massachusetts, Project Bread is working to expand the CACFP Supper Programs and to work with the Cooking Matters program in Massachusetts to connect the nutrition and cooking program to Project Bread's extensive network of chefs and community partners operating within the project area.

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Montana No Kid Hungry

Lead Partners: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Office of Governor Brian Schweitzer

Launched: February 2012

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Michigan No Kid Hungry

Lead Partners: United Way of Southeastern Michigan and the State of Michigan

Sponsors: Arby's Foundation and Weight Watchers

Launched: May 2012

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Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, Oregon

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon is a private nonprofit organization whose mission is to raise awareness about hunger, connect people to nutrition programs, and advocate for systemic changes that end hunger before it begins. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon is working to fight childhood hunger by connecting more kids to out-of-school-time nutrition programs and SNAP.

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Preble Street, Maine

Preble Street is a hub of services for people struggling with hunger, homelessness and poverty in Maine. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, Preble Street is working to increase participation in summer meals and the Food Supplement Program as well as advocating for policy solutions to end hunger.

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Operation Food Search, Missouri

Operation Food Search is one of the largest distributors of free food in Missouri. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, Operation Food Search is working to expand availability and access to Summer Meals, CACFP, School Breakfast, WIC, and SNAP.

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The Georgia Feeding for a Promising Future - No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partners: Georgia Food Bank Association and the Office of Governor Nathan Deal

Lead Sponsors: Arby's Foundation and Con Agra Foods Foundation

Launched: November 2011

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Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland

Lead Partners: the Office of Governor Martin O'Malley and the Governor's Office for Children

Lead Sponsor: Weight Watchers, Sodexo Foundation, and Walmart

Launched: November 2008

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Children's Alliance of New Hampshire, New Hampshire

The Children's Alliance of New Hampshire promotes policies and practices that enable all children to lead healthy and productive lives and to reach their full potential. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire is coordinating implementation of the New Hampshire Plan to End Childhood Hunger. In July 2012, NH Hunger Solutions, a program of the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire, will release the New Hampshire Plan to End Childhood Hunger. Over the next three years, NH Hunger Solutions will coordinate statewide efforts to increase access to nutritious foods and expand participation in several federal nutrition programs.

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Texas No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partner: Texas Hunger Initiative

Sponsor: Arby's Foundation and Yum-o!

Supporter: Maximus

Launched: October 2011

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Three Square, Nevada

Three Square is Southern Nevada's only Food Bank, providing wholesome, nutritious food to more than 650 Program Partners including non-profit and faith-based organizations, schools and meal sites. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, Three Square is working to increase participation in summer meals.

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Hunger Free Minnesota

Hunger-Free Minnesota is a statewide campaign to fight hunger in our communities. It unites a coalition of business people, community leaders, government policy specialists, communities of faith, food banks, food shelves, aligned agencies and thousands of community members in a challenge to close the missing meal gap in every county in Minnesota.

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Hunger Task Force, Wisconsin

Hunger Task Force believes that every person has a right to adequate food obtained with dignity. Hunger Task Force works to prevent hunger and malnutrition by providing food to people in need today and by promoting social policies to achieve a hunger free community tomorrow.

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End Childhood Hunger Washington

Lead Partner: Children's Alliance

Sponsor: Arby's Foundation

Supporter: Weight Watchers

Launched: October 2007

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Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks, Ohio

The Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks is Ohio's largest charitable response to hunger, representing Ohio's 12 Feeding America Food Banks and their more than 3,300 member charities. As a No Kid Hungry Ally, the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks is working to increase participation in summer meals and SNAP.

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New Orleans No Kid Hungry Campaign

Lead Partners: Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Supporter: Edward Wisner Donation and Yum-o!

Launched: November 2010

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New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition

The New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition provides technical assistance and information to food pantries, soup kitchens, and other emergency food providers throughout the state. The NJAHC also educates the public and policy makers about hunger and food insecurity and works to increase poor and low-income people’s access to adequate food for healthy living by advocating for responsible public policies and programs on the local, state, and federal levels.

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North Carolina No Kid Hungry

Lead Partners: NC Serves and the Office of Governor Bev Perdue

Sponsor: Arby's Foundation

Supporter: Weight Watchers

Launched: September 2011

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International Association of Culinary Professionals

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Jewish Council for Public Affairs

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GENYOUth Foundation

GENYOUth is on a mission to inspire and educate youth to improve their nutrition and increase physical activity, and believes youth must lead the way. GENYOUth is collaborating with students, schools, communities, business partners, and thought leaders to build a platform with the flexibility and energy to make a lasting difference in children’s lives.

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Partnership for Healthier America

The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is devoted to working with the private sector to ensure the health of our nation’s youth by solving the childhood obesity crisis. PHA brings together public, private and nonprofit leaders to broker meaningful commitments and develop strategies to end childhood obesity. Most importantly, PHA ensures that commitments made are commitments kept by working with unbiased, third parties to monitor and publicly report on the progress our partners are making to show everyone what can be achieved when we all work together.

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NEA Health Information Network

The NEA Health Information Network (NEA HIN) is a non-profit health and safety organization closely aligned with the National Education Association (NEA). NEA HIN advances information, programs, services, and policies that improve the health and safety of NEA members and the students they serve. NEA HIN works to provide school communities with vital and timely information that supports successful learning environments and student achievement.

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Chefs Move to Schools

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School Nutrition Association

The 55,000 members of the School Nutrition Association are the nation’s foremost experts on school meal programs. They are dedicated to providing over 31 million children high quality, nutritious, low cost school meals every day. SNA is the only association dedicated exclusively to protecting and enhancing children’s health and well-being through school meals and sound nutrition education.

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Action for Healthy Kids

Action for Healthy Kids fights childhood obesity, undernourishment, and physical inactivity by helping schools become healthier places so kids can live healthier lives.

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Women Chefs and Restaurateurs

Women Chefs & Restaurateurs works to promote and enhance the education, advancement and connection of women in the culinary industry.

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America's Promise Alliance

America’s Promise Alliance is the nation’s largest partnership dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth. APA brings together more than 400 national organizations representing nonprofits, businesses, communities, educators, and policymakers committed to ensuring children experience the fundamental resources they need to succeed.

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ASCD Whole Child Initiative

Launched in 2007, ASCD's Whole Child Initiative is an effort to change the conversation about education from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement to one that promotes the long term development and success of children. Through the initiative, ASCD helps educators, families, community members, and policymakers move from a vision about educating the whole child to sustainable, collaborative action.

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American Association of School Administrators

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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation was established in 1966 and is the only charitable organization devoted exclusively to promoting good nutrition. The Foundation exists as the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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Marshall University's Center for Rural Health

Center for Rural Health works to reduce or eliminate isolation of communities so that rural providers can continue to practice in rural areas and rural people have better access to health care.

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National Institute of Health's We Can! Program

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National Head Start Association

The National Head Start Association is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization committed to the belief that every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to succeed in life. The opportunities offered by Head Start lead to healthier, empowered children and families, and stronger, more vibrant communities. NHSA is the voice for more than 1 million children, 200,000 staff and 1,600 Head Start grantees in the United States.

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American Public Health Association

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Let's Move!

Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. Combining comprehensive strategies with common sense, Let’s Move! is about putting children on the path to a healthy future during their earliest months and years, giving parents helpful information and fostering environments that support healthy choices, providing healthier foods in our schools, and ensuring that every family has access to healthy, affordable food.

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Trust for America's Health

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority.

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American Culinary Federation

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