Resources in Anti-Hunger View this email in your browser Hunger Free America is operating the USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database and National Hunger Hotline.   News in Anti-Hunger Work   USDA Makes Funds Available to State Agencies to Help Keep Young Children in WIC   WASHINGTON, May 3, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon announced that approximately $2 million in grants is available to help state agencies retain young children in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program through age 5. Young children are vulnerable to a wide of variety of nutrition-related problems that can impair their development and growth, making WIC a crucial part of ensuring young children have a foundation for nutritional success.  To learn more about the application, click here.   USDA Unveils New 'Urban Agriculture Toolkit' for Urban Farmers and Agri-business Entrepreneurs WASHINGTON, April 29, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the USDA Urban Agriculture Toolkit, a new resource created by USDA's Know Your Farmer team to help entrepreneurs and community leaders successfully create jobs and increase access to healthy food through urban agriculture. From neighborhood gardens grown on re-purposed lots, to innovative mobile markets and intensive hydroponic and aquaculture operations, urban food production is rapidly growing into a mature business sector in cities across the country.   Anti-Hunger Grants: The USDA is announcing a nutrition training grant for organizations seeking further funding: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrition-training-grants. To apply to the USDA WIC Retainment Grant mentioned above, click here. PennPAC is currently accepting applications for Fall 2016 consulting grants to NYC-based nonprofits. Learn more and apply.  Projects are for non-profits operating in NYC and Philadelphia; they launch in October. PennPAC can help with a customized project in any of these areas: Strategic Growth Plans Marketing Strategy  Communications/Messaging Strategy Financial Analysis Funding Strategy Walmart is issuing Community Impact Grants from February 1st, to December 31st, 2016 for organizations seeking additional funding.  To apply, follow this link: http://giving.walmart.com/apply-for-grants/local-giving Best Practices From Across the Country Each month, Hunger Free America will highlight a best practice in anti-hunger by AmeriCorps VISTAs from across the country. This month we will highlight Gabby Tilley and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Gabby Tilley, AHOC member with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, had success with her SNAP application assistance program by placing volunteers at organizations with multiple services for low-income individuals. Some of the other services offered include family therapy, youth mentoring, assistance with healthcare and utility bills. WIC offices can also be great partners since WIC and SNAP have similar eligibility requirements, and households may be able to enroll in both programs at the same time. Other valuable partnerships can include local colleges, most of which will have a Economic Opportunity Office or counseling center that will provide you access to student populations in need of assistance.   USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Hunger Free America is operating the USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database as well as the National Hunger Hotline. The National Hunger Hotline is a great resource for people needing assistance accessing the online database. Anyone can call in between the hours of 8 AM and 8 PM EST, to talk to a person about the food resources near them in English or Spanish. During summer months, the hotline provides information about meal sites where children 18 years old and under can get free, nutritious meals through the USDA Summer Food Service Program. If you are an emergency food provider and would like to be added to the National Clearinghouse Database, follow this link: http://nhc.fns.usda.gov/nhc/submit The hotline can be reached at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) for Spanish, from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. A RESOURCE FOR EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS This newsletter is intended to serve as a resource for our network of Emergency Food Providers, as well as the people who signed up to receive it. To submit information for future issues, contact Magen at [log in to unmask]. This is a project of Hunger Free America. 50 Broad Street, Suite 1520, NY, NY 10004 | [log in to unmask] unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences  Facebook Twitter Website

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