I am your constituent and I want you to know that 1 in 7 children in the richest country on Earth go hungry. Their health suffers because they are hungry. It jeopardizes their growth and cognitive and behavioral development, while increasing their susceptibility to chronic illnesses such as asthma, anemia, developmental delays, and mental health disorders.
The US Department of Agriculture has 16 programs to make sure people do not go hungry and yet here we are. Those programs require additional funding. I want you to make sure to bolster those programs to keep children fed. This includes SNAP and WIC and the other 14. They are all listed here for https://www.fns.usda.gov/programs#.
I know budget talks are underway but children can’t wait. You have it in your hands to do something that changes lives for the better. DO IT.
