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Partners in Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope
Alliance to End Hunger - Engages diverse institutions in building the public and political will to end hunger at home and abroad.

America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network - The nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization that includes over 200 member food banks and food rescue organizations.

Bread for the World - A Christian-based organization urging decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad.

Community Food Security Coalition - An organization dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.

Congressional Hunger Center - A nonprofit anti-hunger training organization founded by former Rep. Tony Hall and located in Washington, D.C.

End Hunger Network - A nonprofit organization working with the entertainment community to encourage, stimulate and support media projects, programs and events aimed at involving people in ending childhood hunger.

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) - The leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger - Allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.

RESULTS - A nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty.

Share Our Strength (SOS) - A national organization that works hard to make sure that no kid in America grows up hungry.

World Hunger Year (WHY) - A leading advocate for innovative, community-based solutions to hunger and poverty.


Resources on Hunger and Poverty
The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in Oklahoma 2007 (PDF) - Comprehensive guide from America's Second Harvest to national and state facts of hunger and poverty.

Child Food Insecurity in the United States (PDF) - State-by-state levels of food insecurity averaged for years 2003 - 2005, provided by America's Second Harvest.

Closer to Home: Healthier Food, Farms and Families in Oklahoma - A look at Oklahoma’s food system from farm to table; information on nutrition, health and food access along with information about agricultural production by the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

Household Food Security in the United States, 2006 (PDF) - Annual report by the USDA that measures food security in the United States.

Hunger and Homeslessness Survey, 2006 (PDF) - A 23-city status report on hunger and homelessness by the U. S. Conference of Mayors and Sodexo.

Hunger in Oklahoma (PDF) - An executive summary of hunger in Oklahoma by America's Second Harvest in conjuntion with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.

Hunger is Not OK (PDF)- A 2007 report from the Oklahoma Task Force on Hunger

Paradox of Hunger and Obesity in America (PDF) - A study by the Center on Hunger and Poverty and FRAC.

Price of Lower-Calorie Foods Rising Drastically - A University of Washington study shows per calorie food costs were much higher for fresh produce and other recommended foods than for fats and sweets.

State of the States 2007 (PDF) - A profile of food and nutrition programs across the nation by the Food Research and Action Center.

Working Oklahoma: The Uneven Recovery Leaves Many Behind (PDF) - A January, 2007, study by the Community Action Project..














 
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