TELL CONGRESS WE CAN'T CUT SNAP!

HUNGRY CHILDREN NEED YOUR HELP!

TELL CONGRESS WE CAN’T CUT SNAP!

In a matter of days members of the United States House of Representatives will be headed home for the primary elections, and there is pressure to pass Child Nutrition Reauthorization. There is a significant effort, with backing from the White House and the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative, to bring a child nutrition reauthorization bill to the floor this week. As there is no significant money this week or next coming out of the House Ways & Means Committee, House members are being urged to pass the Senate bill in its entirety, including the $2.2 billion in SNAP offsets. Any bill that takes food off the plates of families, individuals, seniors, and veterans at home in order to place food on the plates of children at school is unacceptable.

Every member of the Ohio delegation needs to hear that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is our Nation’s first line of defense against hunger and food insecurity. Any cuts to this program will lead to increases in hunger, food insecurity, and loss of economic revenue for the communities in which the SNAP dollars are spent. Children need access to healthy foods both at home and at school.

http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/sep/24/2/congress-vote-new-and-controversial-school-lunch-f-ar-240113/


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130073117


http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/09/26/House-set-to-vote-on-child-nutrition-bill/UPI-24031285518256/

What you can do to help?

: Contact your representative using the contact
information provided below. From now until September 24th, make your CNR calls to
Members of Congress toll free via 1-877-425-4810.

1. Tell them the House needs to pass a strong child nutrition bill that increases access for low-income children to healthful food
2. Let them know that any cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are unacceptable
3. Forward this message to your network and encourage others to take action
4. Call Again! Be sure to call every day!
5. Get updates From FRAC’s website –http://www.frac.org
6. Circulate and sign letter opposing SNAP cuts Etienne Melcher at emelcher@frac.org to sign on.

CALL TODAY:

White House Comments: 202-456-1111 http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Dennis Kucinich—Yonatan Zamir (202) 225-5871 yonatan.zamir@mail.house.gov
Steven LaTourette—Sarah Cannon (202) 225-5731 sarah.cannon@mail.house.gov
John Boehner—Katherine Haley (202) 225-4000 katherine.haley@mail.house.gov
Jean Schmidt—Matt Perin (202) 225-3164 matt.perin@mail.house.gov
Michael Turner—Joseph Heaton (202)225-6465 joseph.heaton@mail.house.gov
Jim Jordan—Wesley Goodman (202) 225-2676 wesley.goodman@mail.house.gov
Robert Latta—Bethany Peck (202) 225-6405bethany.peck@mail.house.gov
Steve Austria—Courtney Temple (202) 225-4324 courtney.temple@mail.house.gov
Zack Space—Dan Farmer (202) 225-6265 dan.farmer@mail.house.gov
Pat Tiberi—Kelli Briggs (202)225-5355 kelli.briggs@mail.house.gov
Charlie Wilson—Heidi Ross (202) 225-5705 heidi.ross@mail.house.gov
Betty Sutton—Pam Bowman (202) 225-3401 pam.bowman@mail.house.gov
Tim Ryan—Michael Julian (202) 225-5261 michael.julian@mail.house.gov
John Boccieri—Justin Palmer (202) 225-3876 justin.palmer@mail.house.gov
Marcy Kaptur—Matt Kaplan (202) 225-4146 matthew.kaplan@mail.house.gov
Marcia Fudge—LaDavia Drane / Brandon Garrett (202) 225-7032
ladavia.drane@mail.house.gov or Brandon.garrett@mail.house.gov
Mary Jo Kilroy—Reginald Barker (202) 225-2015
reginald.barker@mail.house.gov
Steve Driehaus—Sarah McHugh (202) 225-2216
sarah.mchugh@mail.house.gov

Hungry Kids are relying on you!