Join us for the...
3rd Annual Anti-Hunger Conference
and Legislative Hunger Awareness Day
March 21 and 22, 2012
President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center
701 East Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois
Feeding Illinois’ Anti-Hunger Conference on March 21, will host the release of the Commission to End Hunger's action plan. Conference sessions will provide a forum for leaders engaged in the fight to end hunger in our state to learn about the strategies of the action plan and join as partners in its implementation. This conference will bring together members of the Feeding Illinois food bank network, legislators, community leaders, and other stakeholders to learn about the Commission’s strategies and work to develop partnerships to carry out its action plan. Join with other leaders from Illinois as we learn and equip ourselves to better fight hunger in our state.
Registration and program details can be found here.
And after the conference...
Continue networking at the Anti-Hunger Award Reception honoring the to-be-announced Legislator of Year.
On March 22, Legislative Hunger Awareness Day, members of Feeding Illinois’ network will take part in visiting with state legislators to educate them on what it will take to dramatically reduce hunger in the state. Registration and advocacy training are required for Legislative Hunger Awareness Day.
Feeding Illinois (formerly known as the Illinois Food Bank Association) is a coalition of eight Feeding America food banks providing food to nearly 2000 food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters that feed nearly 900,000 residents across the entire state of Illinois. Feeding Illinois is committed to educating people about the role of food banks in addressing hunger and raising awareness of the need to devote more resources and attention to hunger issues.
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