Advocacy
Do you want to be the voice of those who are not often heard? Educate yourself first and then write/call/email your legislators about your concerns. You can visit the following websites for information, bills and statistics that can help you raise awareness about the reality of food shortages of 37 million people in the United States who suffer from hunger and are nutritionally-challenged because of the cost of food.
- Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) www.feedingamerica.org
- FRAC (Food Research and Action Center) www.frac.org
- MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger www.mazon.org
- Food Bank Council of Michigan www.fbcmich.org
Advocate on behalf of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act
Send a message on behalf of the 17 million hungry children urging Congress to fund the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act with an addition $1 billion per year for the next five years. This funding will help ensure improved health, education and sense of security for disadvantaged children across the country.
Sample Letter (.doc)
To contact ...
The Governor of Michigan (Gov. Jennifer Granholm)
State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-7858 (Constituent Services)
Online www.michigan.gov/gov
Michigan State Senators
State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2400 (Secretary of State's Office)
Online www.senate.michigan.gov/ (senator's name)(Sen. Debbie Stabenow)
Michigan State Representatives
State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-0135 (House Clerk's Office)
Online www.house.mi.gov/ (rep's name)
United States Senators
and Representatives from Michigan
Senator Carl Levin
269 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
senator@levin.senate.gov
Senator Debbie Stabenow
133 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
senator@stabenow.senate.gov
Congressman Gary Peters
Rep.Peters@mail.house.gov

Ken Bernard, Ben Brockmeyer-Bernard, Sandy Nickerson, June Stillman, Melissa Strome, Lea Luger, Jacob Strome, Karee Strome

The Michigan delegation attending the FRAC (Food Research Action Committee) Anti-Hunger Conference in Washington DC, 2010.

Meeting with Congressman Thad McCotter

Meeting with Congressman Gary Peters

