About Us
In 2011, the Texas Hunger Initiative and Share Our Strength joined together to launch the Texas No Kid Hungry campaign. With generous support from corporate partners including sponsors Arby’s Foundation and Yum-o! Organization, and supporter Maximus, the Texas No Kid Hungry campaign is a public-private partnership working to end childhood hunger in Texas. The campaign is working to achieve that goal by connecting kids to the federal food and nutrition programs including school breakfast and summer meals programs.
AT THE CORE OF THE NO KID HUNGRY STRATEGY TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN TEXAS ARE THREE GOALS:
- Improve access to public and private nutrition programs that provide food to families and their children who need and are not receiving it
- Strengthen community infrastructure and systems for getting healthy food to children and families
- Improve families’ knowledge about available programs, as well as healthy and affordable food choices that will stretch the family food budget
Sponsor
The Arby’s Foundation, whose mission is to end childhood hunger in America, is the charitable arm of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. Building on a philanthropic heritage that has contributed more than $57 million to child-related causes since its inception in 1986, the Arby’s Foundation has launched a bold new movement to educate, mobilize and empower Americans with the knowledge and resources needed to ensure food security for every single child. With more than 16.7 million U.S. children—more than 1 in 5—facing hunger daily, the Arby’s Foundation has devoted its resources to providing education and access to wholesome food choices for children across the country. The Arby’s Foundation is a registered 501 (c) (3) organization headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Supporter
At MAXIMUS, corporate citizenship is embedded in the core mission of Helping Government Serve the People.® The company recognizes that its role as a business leader includes the responsibility to create a positive impact in the diverse communities where we live, work, and support. MAXIMUS considers its stakeholders’ needs and interests in the decision-making process as the company guides business objectives to achieve long-term growth and sustainability. MAXIMUS is committed to practicing good corporate citizenship in four main areas: the workplace, the natural environment, company communities, and company business arenas. MAXIMUS has helped to support Share Our Strength’s work in Texas through its support of Texas No Kid Hungry
Program Partners
No child should grow up hungry in America, but one in five children struggles with hunger. Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, every day. The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need to effective nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and teaches low-income families to cook healthy, affordable meals through its Cooking Matters program. This work is accomplished through the No Kid Hungry network, made up of private citizens, public officials, nonprofits, business leaders and others providing innovative hunger solutions in their communities. Join us at NoKidHungry.org.
The Texas Hunger Initiative (THI) is a capacity-building project that seeks to develop and implement strategies to alleviate hunger through policy, education, community organizing and community development. THI is convening federal, state and local government stakeholders with non-governmental organizations, churches and local providers to develop a plan for an efficient use and delivery of current resources to hungry individuals and families. THI is a project of the School of Social Work at Baylor University. Visit www.texashunger.org for more information.
www.texashunger.org