Join the Fight Against Hunger – Join the Fight Against Hunger – Answer These Calls to Action! Answer These Calls to Action!
Immediate Action Immediate Action
Tell your Congressional Senators and Representatives to protect SNAP Tell your Congressional Senators and Representatives to protect SNAP in the Farm Bill (numbers on reverse) in the Farm Bill (numbers on reverse)
Tell your Congressional Senators and Representatives to protect WIC in Tell your Congressional Senators and Representatives to protect WIC in the federal budget (numbers on reverse) the federal budget (numbers on reverse)
Call Governor O’Malley and Superintendent Lowery and tell them you Call Governor O’Malley and Superintendent Lowery and tell them you support increased funding for Maryland Meals for Achievement, an in- support increased funding for Maryland Meals for Achievement, an in- classroom breakfast program (numbers on reverse) classroom breakfast program (numbers on reverse)
Short-Term Action Short-Term Action
Help your clients or community members with SNAP applications using Help your clients or community members with SNAP applications using www.marylandsail.org www.marylandsail.org
Get the word out about free summer meals and afterschool meals for Get the word out about free summer meals and afterschool meals for kids in your communities and with your out-of-school programming kids in your communities and with your out-of-school programming providers providers
Find out how the school day just got healthier as a result of the Healthy, Find out how the school day just got healthier as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act at www.usda.gov/healthierschoolday Hunger-Free Kids Act at www.usda.gov/healthierschoolday
Longer-Term Action Longer-Term Action
Join a Hunger Group, Food Policy Council, or Community Advisory Board Join a Hunger Group, Food Policy Council, or Community Advisory Board – and if they don’t exist, start one – and if they don’t exist, start one
Meet seniors’ needs for food, nutrition, companionship, transportation, Meet seniors’ needs for food, nutrition, companionship, transportation, and more in creative ways and more in creative ways
Integrate nutrition education into your programming Integrate nutrition education into your programming
Work with your local farmers to glean and source healthier foods for Work with your local farmers to glean and source healthier foods for your soup kitchen or food pantry your soup kitchen or food pantry
Use Photovoice to engage youth and other members of your community Use Photovoice to engage youth and other members of your community in research and advocacy in research and advocacy Make the Call – Take Action Now! Make the Call – Take Action Now! 1. Tell your Congressional Senators and 1. Tell your Congressional Senators and Representatives to protect SNAP in the Farm Bill Representatives to protect SNAP in the Farm Bill and protect WIC in the federal budget and protect WIC in the federal budget Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121 Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121 OR call them directly: OR call them directly: Senator Ben Cardin (D), 202-224-4524 Senator Ben Cardin (D), 202-224-4524 Senator Barbara Mikulski (D), 202-224-4654 Senator Barbara Mikulski (D), 202-224-4654
Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st), 202-225-5311 Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st), 202-225-5311 Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2nd), 202-225-3061 Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2nd), 202-225-3061 Rep. John Sarbanes (D-3rd), 202-225-4016 Rep. John Sarbanes (D-3rd), 202-225-4016 Rep. Donna Edwards (D-4th), 202-225-8699 Rep. Donna Edwards (D-4th), 202-225-8699 Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-5th), 202-225-4131 Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-5th), 202-225-4131 Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-6th), 202-225-2721 Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-6th), 202-225-2721 Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-7th), 202-225-4741 Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-7th), 202-225-4741 Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-8th), 202-225-5341 Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-8th), 202-225-5341
2. Call Governor O’Malley and Superintendent 2. Call Governor O’Malley and Superintendent Lowery to tell them you support increased Lowery to tell them you support increased funding for Maryland Meals for Achievement, an funding for Maryland Meals for Achievement, an in-classroom breakfast program in-classroom breakfast program
Superintendent Lowery: 410-767-0462 Superintendent Lowery: 410-767-0462
Governor O’Malley: 410-974-3901 Governor O’Malley: 410-974-3901