See the information below for a Victory Against Hunger Award for Farm to School programs,
TO: ALL FARM TO SCHOOL ENTHUSIASTS
FROM: THE CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER AND NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK
RE: FUNDING FOR FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS
DEADLINE: JUNE 6TH and NO APPLICATION REQUIRED!
Farm to school programs are eligible for this year’s Congressional Hunger Center’s Victory Against Hunger Awards! If you know of a school nutrition program or organization, that incorporates locally grown, farm fresh foods into their meals, and/or offers hands-on nutrition and agriculture programs, they are eligible for this funding. (Examples of such programs include children visiting farms, involvement in a school garden or farmer-in-the-classroom.) Please forward this e-mail to qualifying programs.
All we need is a two-page nomination letter from the Representative or Senator of the district or state where the program is located. Just follow the 3 easy steps listed below to qualify for this award.
Attached is a press release and two sample letters for your review. One can find information about the VAH Awards and our organization at www.hungercenter.org
3 Easy Steps to Winning a Victory Against Hunger Award
Contact your local or Washington, DC office of the House or Senate member who represents your area and ask for the staff that handles nutrition, hunger, and/or agriculture issues. (This is a great relationship to start if you haven’t already!) To find your elected official, visit: www.congress.org
2. Explain to the Congressional Office how the VAH awards program is a “win/win” situation in that members of
Congress get an opportunity to recognize (with a private sector donated cash award) the valuable work of one
of their constituent organizations. (Make sure that you give the Congressional office all the information it
needs to clearly demonstrate that your organization is effectively developing and/or implementing a Farm to
School program.) A member of Congress then simply submits a one or two page letter describing how your
organization has been engaged in a Farm to School effort.
3. Complete the letter by including the necessary contact details! Consideration is only given to nomination
letters which include the name, address, and telephone number of a contact person in either the local or
Washington, DC, Congressional office willing to accept the VAH award check.
Contact for more info: Ed Cooney or Angelina Pérez: Phone: (202) 547-7022; www.hungercenter.org
Feel free to contact Angelina Pérez for more information or any further questions at aperez@hungercenter.org .
-Moira Beery
Center for Food & Justice
Urban & Environmental Policy Institute
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Ph. (323) 341-5099 | Fax (323) 258-2917
www.farmtoschool.org
www.uepi.oxy.edu
