The purpose of the Food and Nutrition Project is to ensure Nebraska's children, seniors, disabled, and working families are able to meet their food and nutrition needs. Our focus is on the role of food programs that transition families to self-sufficiency. By furthering the implementation of our food programs so that all working families can transition to self-sufficiency, and by uncovering poor policy choices where the State of Nebraska is not fully utilizing our options (essentially walking away from millions of federal dollars that could be used to feed Nebraskans, support local farmers, and generate dollars in our local economies), the Food and Nutrition Project seeks to shape responsible food policy that works for all Nebraskans. The Food and Nutrition Project works in coalition with grassroots organizations, educators, academics, government agencies, members of the faith community, and other community groups, and sponsors policy and legal initiatives for responsible food policy in Nebraska.

Hunger is a difficult issue. The causes of hunger involve complicated factors such as availability of job opportunities and the rising costs of basic necessities. The impacts of hunger can range from inability to
concentrate at school to long-term ill health. In Nebraska today it is important not only to recognize that hunger is a problem, but also to understand how hunger impacts families, communities, and our state as a
whole. This report outlines basic information about hunger – and provides clear steps for actions to fill plates and help more Nebraskans live full and healthy lives. Read the Report

2008 Anti-Hunger Champion Award Announcement | Basic Questions & Answers About Food Stamps Brochure

Making America Stronger: U.S. Food Stamp Program

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Making America Stronger commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Food Stamp Program by telling the story of how food stamps ended the problem of severe hunger in our country. Courtesy of the CBPP.