NEW REPORTS ON CHILD HUNGER
Groundbreaking report reveals more than 12 million children under the age of 18 struggle with hunger.
In Arizona, more than 1 in 5 children are food insecure, rating 5th worst in the country. Learn more and read the entire report.
From Food Research & Action Center:
Ending Childhood Hunger by 2015: The Essential Strategies for Achieving the President's Goal (PDF) |
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Slash and Burn: The state's social workers are grappling with budget cuts and the worst may still be on the way.
AAFB CEO: Hunger in Arizona won't go away without your help.2010 AZ BUDGET COULD IMPACT FOOD BANKS
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updated July 1The State Legislature and Governor Brewer have agreed to a basic budget plan that avoids a government shutdown, but Brewer has
issued line-item vetoes on what she called a "fatally flawed" budget and called a special legislative session to convene on July 6 in hopes of producing a better budget and getting a proposed 1% sales tax increase on the ballot.
read moreHow might Arizona's food banks be affected by severe budget cuts? Consider...
"...degradation of service in Southern Arizona...elimination of delivery services to more than 300 emergency food agencies...staff layoffs..."--Community Food Bank, Tucson
"...stop purchasing fresh produce...reduce number of trucks used to deliver food in Flagstaff...lower the quality and quantity of food in Emergency Food Boxes..."
--St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, Phoenix
"...reduction of transportation of food to agencies...elimination of purchasing food to fill gaps..."--United Food Bank, Mesa
"...reject offers of donated produce...suspend delivery of food to some emergency agencies..."
--Yuma Community Food Bank, Yuma
There are alternatives to widespread social service budget cuts: Read the
Fiscal Alternative Choices Team report, outlining long- and short-term options. AAFB has recently joined the
Arizona Budget Coalition which has issued a series of alternatives to deep cuts.
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