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Feeding America Speech

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Good afternoon,

The announcement below from Feeding America represents a major accomplishment and is the culmination of a lot of hard work by the Feeding America Network, including the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

The Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 is bipartisan legislation, with United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as a co-sponsor, that seeks a major improvement to the Summer Food Service Program and improves the SNAP program during the summer for families needing support when school is out:
1) a non-congregate meal option
2) Summer EBT program
This legislation represents the best opportunity we will have during the 114th Congress to make a difference in the lives of the clients we serve. Tomorrow,

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