Organizations Focused on Hunger
| Name . | Web Site . | Focus . | Comments . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread for the World | www.bread.org | Nonpartisan policy analysis and strategies to end hunger in the United States and the world. Provides education for opinion leaders, policy makers, and the public on hunger | Yearly report on key issues in hunger, often focused on the United States. Offers strategies for engaging churches and communities in advocacy. Faith-based, Christian organization |
| Feeding America | http://www.feedingamerica.org/ | Nationwide network of food banks; develops and stocks food banks and other emergency food distribution systems | E-mail newsletter, annual report. Volunteer opportunities locally at many levels |
| Mazon | http://mazon.org | Policy change, strategy, and education to end hunger | Works to improve nutritious food choices in food banks, provides food for seniors, and impacts hunger in rural areas. Places a high priority on the support of child nutrition programs. Faith-based, Jewish organization |
| Community for Zero Hunger | http://www.zerohungercommunity.org | Supports UN Zero Hunger Challenge; focused on world hunger | High-level policy oriented |
| Share Our Strength | https://www.nokidhungry.org | Runs the No Kid Hungry Campaign; teaches cooking to low-income families, supports and teaches MyPlate | Guides volunteers to hunger-based opportunities in their communities |
| Food and Research Action Center | http://frac.org | National nonprofit organization that works on policy and research with hundreds of national, state, and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, corporations, and labor organizations to address hunger, food insecurity, and their root cause: poverty | Maintains a list of state antihunger organizations, which can be found at: http://frac.org/about/1303-2 |
| 1,000 Days | www.thousanddays.org | Focuses on nutrition and all forms of malnutrition in the first 1000 d of life. Works in the United States and globally to promote action and investment in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition | 1,000 Days is “high-level policy oriented” in both the global and domestic contexts, and the organization has a large grassroots constituency of advocates (primarily mothers) in the United States |
| Name . | Web Site . | Focus . | Comments . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread for the World | www.bread.org | Nonpartisan policy analysis and strategies to end hunger in the United States and the world. Provides education for opinion leaders, policy makers, and the public on hunger | Yearly report on key issues in hunger, often focused on the United States. Offers strategies for engaging churches and communities in advocacy. Faith-based, Christian organization |
| Feeding America | http://www.feedingamerica.org/ | Nationwide network of food banks; develops and stocks food banks and other emergency food distribution systems | E-mail newsletter, annual report. Volunteer opportunities locally at many levels |
| Mazon | http://mazon.org | Policy change, strategy, and education to end hunger | Works to improve nutritious food choices in food banks, provides food for seniors, and impacts hunger in rural areas. Places a high priority on the support of child nutrition programs. Faith-based, Jewish organization |
| Community for Zero Hunger | http://www.zerohungercommunity.org | Supports UN Zero Hunger Challenge; focused on world hunger | High-level policy oriented |
| Share Our Strength | https://www.nokidhungry.org | Runs the No Kid Hungry Campaign; teaches cooking to low-income families, supports and teaches MyPlate | Guides volunteers to hunger-based opportunities in their communities |
| Food and Research Action Center | http://frac.org | National nonprofit organization that works on policy and research with hundreds of national, state, and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, corporations, and labor organizations to address hunger, food insecurity, and their root cause: poverty | Maintains a list of state antihunger organizations, which can be found at: http://frac.org/about/1303-2 |
| 1,000 Days | www.thousanddays.org | Focuses on nutrition and all forms of malnutrition in the first 1000 d of life. Works in the United States and globally to promote action and investment in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition | 1,000 Days is “high-level policy oriented” in both the global and domestic contexts, and the organization has a large grassroots constituency of advocates (primarily mothers) in the United States |
UN, United Nations.