Thursday, October 5, 2017

Tell the House of Representatives not to cut much-needed nutrition programs that feed hungry children!


CALL YOUR LAWMAKER AND STAND UP FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN

Tell the House of Representatives TODAY that cuts to federal nutrition programs in the House budget resolution would hurt children and our country.

How low can Congress go? It’s a pretty low blow to target kids, and with this latest budget resolution that’s just what they’ve done.

As it stands, the House is proposing a $150 billion dollar cut to SNAP, one of the most powerful tools we have for addressing childhood hunger in this country. But that’s not all. The Community Eligibility Program, or CEP, stands to lose much of its funding—this would badly gut a program helps more than 9 million kids get the school meals they need.

Tell the House of Representatives not to cut much-needed nutrition programs that feed hungry children!

To be connected to your Representatives office, click this link and follow the following directions: 

https://secure.nokidhungry.org/site/SPageNavigator/2017_Action_ClickToCall_Oct_budget_action.html

Here is what to do

  1. Click the link above. Enter your phone number, state, and zip code in the form on this page and click “Call me!”
  2. You’ll hear a message from us and then we’ll connect you to your U.S. Senator’s office.
  3. Using the call script below, tell the staff member who answers that you Stand with No Kid Hungry and expect your U.S. Senator to support fighting hunger in America.
  4. That’s all you need to say, though if you have a personal story you think could impact the Senator’s decision, please share that too.

Call Script

“Putting kids in the middle of a political fight is downright cruel. Cuts to federal nutrition programs in the House budget resolution would hurt children and hurt our country. Vote NO to the proposed $150 billion dollar cut to SNAP, and NO to pulling funding from The Community Eligibility Program. These cuts would gut a program helps more than 9 million kids get the school meals they need. Let’s stand up and fight for American children.”

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