Share Our Strength

BREAKING: Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (NM), Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (MN), Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-2) have introduced the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to reverse the nearly $200 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) signed into this summer. The following is a statement from George Kelemen, senior vice president for Share Our Strength and its No Kid Hungry campaign: The legislation introduced this week would reverse the devastating cuts to SNAP signed into law this summer, helping ensure millions of Americans can continue to put food on the table for their families. Without swift action, our nation’s most effective anti-hunger program will soon be in crisis. SNAP helps ensure nearly 16 million kids get the nutrition they need. Already, 1 in 3 parents living on low-incomes worry about running out of food - they simply can’t afford for their grocery benefits to be cut. Beyond missing out on meals at home, when a child loses access to SNAP, it makes it harder to access school meals and Summer EBT. Plain and simple: if Congress doesn't intervene, we’re going to see a nationwide spike in child hunger in the coming years. Additionally, far too many are ignoring the economic impact these cuts will have. We’re talking about stores closing, jobs lost, fewer deliveries of fresh produce - it will be devastating for many communities across the country. The recent shutdown proved that already complex benefit systems cannot be overhauled overnight. H.R. 1 puts an unprecedented administrative and financial burden on states - in fact, the massive cost shift could make it so challenging to operate the program that, in the worst case scenario, some states could be forced to stop providing SNAP benefits altogether. States simply cannot fill the gap left when federal SNAP dollars disappear. We must not let this happen. We support this effort in Congress to protect SNAP and urge members on both sides of the aisle to stand with families, farmers and small businesses by acting quickly to pass this legislation and repeal H.R. 1’s devastating cuts to SNAP. View statement on our site: https://lnkd.in/dVc-HGGj

Huge thanks to Habit Burger & Grill! Their Good Habits Day event raised incredible support for No Kid Hungry, and we couldn’t be more grateful for their ongoing partnership. ☺️🍔

"SNAP benefits are crucial. Now I'm able to do more grocery shopping, create multiple meals, and meal plan more" - Anthony Bonner SNAP benefits build up a family's ability to be self-sustaining. With grocery prices rising, SNAP benefits make it possible for Anthony's family to cook healthy meals at home that meet the growing demand of a 13-year-old's stomach. Anthony is a member of Share Our Strength SNAP Parent and Caregiver Advisory Council lending his voice to inform Share Our Strength's SNAP strategies and programmatic work. To read more about Anthony's story and the importance of SNAP and S-EBT check out his blog profile. https://lnkd.in/eqWu7kQj

With SNAP now fully funded and deposits flowing again, our emergency fundraiser with GiveDirectly has come to a close. Together, we were able to send almost $12 million directly to nearly 240,000 Propel users. That support added up to an estimated 4.4 million meals—meals that might otherwise have been missed. It doesn’t erase the impossible choices families have been navigating, but it made a real and immediate difference. You can read more about families’ experiences here: https://lnkd.in/eyJZ8aAh A huge thank-you to every donor and partner who stepped up in this moment, including Robin Hood, Share Our Strength, The Leon Levine Foundation, New York Health Foundation, Savvy, Insurify, byMae, and Babylist. We’re deeply grateful. #SNAPMatters #GovernmentShutdown #FoodSecurity #SocialImpact

Tomorrow is our 5th Annual Virtual Hunger Free Communities Summit! As a national convener, the Alliance to End Hunger brings together more than 70 coalitions across 30+ states to learn from one another, inspire one another, and amplify each other’s work. These coalitions represent advocacy organizations, businesses, nonprofits, universities, and many others committed to ending hunger in their communities. A huge thank you to our nurturing sponsors listed below and to our major sponsors: Instacart, Amazon, Share Our Strength, Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, and DoorDash for their incredible support. There’s still time to join us and be part of this movement! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eTWWB_pu #HungerFreeCommunities #EndHunger #FoodSecurity #AllianceToEndHunger #Advocacy #CommunityLeadership #VirtualSummit

This Saturday, our partners at The Habit Burger & Grill are celebrating their 56th birthday by giving back to help get kids the meals they need! Hear more from our Kalina La Vine, CFRE as she joins our friends over at KTLA to talk about Good Habits Day and and how you can help support kids through our partnership with Habit!

Today, Congress passed a continuing resolution that ends the longest government shutdown in history, extending all federal funding through January 30. The package also included three full-year appropriations bills, including funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, making funding available for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), school meals, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women and Children (WIC) through September 2026. The following is a statement from Anne Filipic, chief executive officer for Share Our Strength and its No Kid Hungry campaign: “Today’s agreement brings an end to an unnecessary hunger crisis created by an unprecedented lapse in SNAP benefits. We are pleased that the package to re-open the government included full year funding for critical nutrition programs like SNAP and WIC, providing families with the much needed certainty they deserve. “These past weeks have proven just how critical SNAP is for the nearly 42 million Americans who use it to afford groceries. We heard from parents who, without their November SNAP benefits, were forced to make impossible tradeoffs like whether to turn the heat on in their homes or buy groceries. Retailers told us they feared the loss of SNAP benefits would be felt throughout the supply chain, from fewer deliveries of fresh food, more spoiled products on the shelves, and potential closures of stores. “Now that the shutdown has come to an end, USDA must provide the necessary guidance to states to ensure every eligible family receives their full November SNAP benefits as quickly as possible. “The harsh reality is, even with the government re-open and full year funding secured, SNAP recipients are still at risk as the $200 billion in cuts to the program passed last summer begin to go into effect. If these historic nutrition cuts aren’t reversed, much of the harm we just witnessed will become a permanent reality. “During the shutdown, elected officials across the political spectrum championed legislation to ensure families could continue to receive SNAP, recognizing its importance to their constituents and local economies alike. We urge this same bipartisan spirit in the fight ahead to roll back the harmful cuts within H.R. 1, and ensure millions of Americans can continue to put food on the table for their families."

Maren Morris teamed up with No Kid Hungry to help ensure every child has access to the healthy meals they need to thrive. Through her Dreamsicle Tour, $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to Share Our Strength. Maren shares, “One in five children rely on SNAP benefits for food. With those benefits lapsed, millions of families are left wondering where their next meal will come from. No Kid Hungry does such incredible work directly within local communities around the country, and I’m so grateful we can join forces to support our neighbors during such a difficult time.” Partnerships like this show the power of artists using their platforms to inspire action and turn every moment on stage into an opportunity for change✨ #NoKidHungry #MarenMorris #MusicForGood #SocialImpact #TheDreamsicleTour