1. Making sure children have access to nutritious, healthy meals where they:
LEARN
PLAY
LIVE

2. The Problem: Access
There is enough food in America to feed all children, yet:

10 million eligible kidsdont get free or reduced price school breakfast.

3. Only 16%ofeligible kids participated in summer meal programs. There is huge gap between kids who are eligible for programs
and those who receive them.
4. Share Our Strength
Fundraise and make grants
Raise awareness
Provide Nutrition Education
Invest in State Partnerships:
Strength in Numbers
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5. First Governor to Pledge an End to Childhood Hunger
Ending childhood hunger by 2015 is one of Governor OMalleys fifteen strategic policy goals.
Progress toward the goal is monitored by the Governors Delivery Unit and measured by the StateStat process.
Step One in the How-to Manual for ending childhood hunger: partner with Share Our Strength.
-- Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley
6. 5
Seedco
MD Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene
MD Dept of Human Resources
5
Maryland and Baltimore CASH Campaigns (EITC)
Partnership
to End
Childhood Hunger
in Maryland
MD Hunger Solutions
Governors Office for Children
Share Our Strength
Please have
a seat and join us!
MD State Dept of Education
Maryland Out of School Time Network
Maryland and Capital Area Food Banks
Sodexo, Walmart and Kaiser Foundations
Annie E. Casey Foundation
End Hunger Calvert County and other Faith-Based Orgs
USDA
7. Partnership Milestones

Convened table and collaborated on 5 Year Plan

8. Accountable for progress against goals in 6 nutrition programs + EITC 9. Pilot project: produced early win 10. Established Maryland as national model 11. Attracted funding ($2.1 million) to implement plan