“Hunger Hits Home”- A New Documentary About Childhood Hunger In America

The Food Network is airing a new documentary, “Hunger Hits Home” on Saturday, April 14, at 8/7C PM (check your local listings for channels).  The documentary, takes a first-hand look at the crisis of childhood hunger in America through the eyes of the parents, children, anti-hunger activists, educators and politicians on the frontlines of the battle.  The film is part of an ongoing partnership between Food Network and Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.

In addition to childhood hunger in America being a huge issue that impacts all members of the community, “Hunger Hits Home” features interviews with Joel Berg, Executive Director of The New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH).  The Long Island City CSA (LIC CSA) and the New York City Coalition Against Hunger partner together to bring fresh, local food from Farm at Miller’s Crossing in Hudson, NY to the Long Island City community.  We are a mixed income CSA, ensuring access to good food for people of all income levels.

Because of our partnership and commitment, the LIC CSA will be featured in parts of the documentary, including the 2011 Farm Trip to the Farm at Miller’s Crossing and a in-season distribution.  We ask that all members of the LIC CSA share this important issue and eye-opening documentary with your friends and family and tune in to watch it on April 14th.

The NYC Coalition Against Hunger Invites You …

To the first meeting of the Hunger Advisory Board
Wednesday, September 14 
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
 
Trinity Church Office Building, Parish Room, 
74 Trinity Place
New York, NY 
(near many major subway lines at Wall Street and Rector) 

Come discuss how we can work together to:

• Fight back against cuts in emergency feeding program funding and food stamps; advocate for living wage jobs; build political power for low-income New Yorkers
• Help more struggling families obtain government nutrition benefits
• Recruit more long-term volunteers, including skills-based volunteers that can help with web sites, accounting, publicity, technology, strategic planning, etc.

Anyone involved in anti-hunger, anti-poverty, and nutrition programs is welcome to come at no cost. We welcome food program customers/clients, staff, and volunteers, including those involved with CSAs, food stamps outreach, and community garden programs.

RSVP: by email to, hungeradvisory@nyccah.org 
or by phone at, 212-825-0028, ext 215
 
Want to know more about The NYC Coalition Against Hunger?  
Visit: http://www.nyccah.org/